minerals

Cultural  

1. In the diet, certain substances necessary for the maintenance of life and good health. Some are essential components of bodily substances, such as the calcium in bones and the iron in hemoglobin, whereas others help regulate the activities of metabolism. (See under “Earth Sciences.”)

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Example Sentences

"Different fruits and vegetables offer very different nutritional benefits beyond vitamins and minerals," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

More recently, China has shown that it, too, wields potent leverage over other countries—including the U.S.—through its stranglehold on critical minerals essential for manufacturing everything from semiconductors to jet engines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Miners grumble that governments aren’t doing enough to encourage Western industry to make the shift away from Chinese minerals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Others are not risk-free: high doses of certain vitamins and minerals can cause toxicity, interfere with medications or produce unintended health effects.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

This material is processed by a superefficient metabolism, stripped of any useful minerals and...ejected at the other end, as it were.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer