mineral kingdom
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mineral kingdom
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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The same sort of evolution happens in the mineral kingdom.
From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2023
The mineral kingdom of the non-living passes into the living.
From The Gospel Of Evolution From "The Atheistic Platform", Twelve Lectures by Aveling, Edward
He divides the mineral kingdom into three classes, under the names of Petræ, Mineræ, and Fossilia.
From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by MacGillivray, William
As the only source of it in the soil is from the disintegration of the different rocks, a short description of its occurrence in the mineral kingdom may first be given.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
All the aliments of plants—water, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur—before their absorption and assimilation belonged to the mineral kingdom.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
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