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
Indeed, there is not a substance in the mineral kingdom in which the action of subterranean heat is better shown.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
Other Inorganic Substances.—In addition to the substances mentioned, the mineral kingdom supplies compounds of soda, potash, and magnesia, which are essential for the use of the body.
From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman
Copper combines directly with arsenic to form several arsenides, some of which occur in the mineral kingdom.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various
Miss Black was no more perturbed by the ostracism in which she lived as regards the vegetable and mineral kingdom than Napoleon was by the alliance of Europe against him.
From Notwithstanding by Cholmondeley, Mary
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