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mineral
1[ min-er-uhl, min-ruhl ]
noun
- any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
- a substance obtained by mining, as ore.
- (loosely) any substance that is neither animal nor vegetable.
- minerals, British. mineral water.
- Nutrition. any of the inorganic elements, as calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, or sodium, that are essential to the functioning of the human body and are obtained from foods.
adjective
- of the nature of a mineral; pertaining to a mineral or minerals.
- containing or impregnated with a mineral or minerals.
- neither animal nor vegetable; inorganic:
mineral matter.
mineral.
2abbreviation for
- mineralogical.
- mineralogy.
mineral.
1abbreviation for
- mineralogy or mineralogical
mineral
2/ ˈmɪnərəl; ˈmɪnrəl /
noun
- any of a class of naturally occurring solid inorganic substances with a characteristic crystalline form and a homogeneous chemical composition
- any inorganic matter
- any substance obtained by mining, esp a metal ore
- often plural short for mineral water
- a soft drink containing carbonated water and flavourings Usual US wordsoda
adjective
- of, relating to, containing, or resembling minerals
mineral
/ mĭn′ər-əl /
- A naturally occurring, solid, inorganic element or compound having a uniform composition and a regularly repeating internal structure. Minerals typically have a characteristic hardness and color, or range of colors, by which they can be recognized. Rocks are made up of minerals.
- A natural substance of commercial value, such as iron ore, coal, or petroleum, that is obtained by mining, quarrying, or drilling.
mineral
- In geology , a naturally occurring inorganic substance ( see inorganic molecules ) with a definite chemical composition and a regular internal structure.
Notes
Other Words From
- non·miner·al noun adjective
- semi·miner·al adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of mineral1
Example Sentences
Clay-like minerals often associated with organic matter on Earth have been found on Europa, raising even more hopes that we might be able to detect ongoing biological activity on the Jovian moon.
That suggested the material was biological, not made solely of minerals.
SuperCam will shoot rocks with a laser from more than seven meters away, vaporizing a tiny bit of the minerals.
We took it to the lab and examined it under the cleanest conditions, using a scanning electron microscope to look at cells and minerals, and an atomic force microscope to examine cells at the atomic level.
They also analyze what essential minerals the body is losing in that sweat.
Depending on the producer, Champagne can also be highly cloyingly sweet, buttery, or round, or mineral.
For example, a common type of meteorite has similar mineral content to Earth, but a lot less deuterium.
One more word about the mineral water industry in Marlin, Texas, and I was about to scream.
He enters a back room, sits at a round café table and sips from a bottle of mineral water.
Mining and Mineral Engineering: 90% male And here are the 10 least remunerative majors—where women prevail in nine out of ten: 1.
The essential point in which it differs from any other known mineral consists in its being at once fibrous and textile.
Certainly some of the uses to which this mineral is now being put are sufficiently astonishing.
About 1830 a miner, returned from South America, made a claim for wages for watching mineral left behind by Mr. Trevithick.
In these of the cereals it constitutes nearly half of their whole mineral components, and it rarely falls below 30 per cent.
In addition to these mineral substances, organic matters are also removed from solution.
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