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Definitions for Mineral
[1] 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.
[2] a substance obtained by mining, as ore.
[3] (loosely) any substance that is neither animal nor vegetable.
[4] minerals, British . mineral water.
[5] 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.
[6] of the nature of a mineral; pertaining to a mineral or minerals.
[7] containing or impregnated with a mineral or minerals.
[8] neither animal nor vegetable; inorganic: mineral matter.
[9] mineralogical.
[10] mineralogy.
[11] any of a class of naturally occurring solid inorganic substances with a characteristic crystalline form and a homogeneous chemical composition
[12] any inorganic matter
[13] any substance obtained by mining, esp a metal ore
[14] (often plural) British short for mineral water
[15] British a soft drink containing carbonated water and flavourings Usual US word: soda
[16] of, relating to, containing, or resembling minerals
[17] mineralogy or mineralogical
Words related to Mineral
golden, silvery, alloy, ore, ingot, hardware, food, fiber, vitamin, metal, rubble, lava, earth, gravel, slab, crystal, grain, rock, gem, pebble
Words nearby Mineral
miner's dial, miner's inch, miner's lettuce, miner's lung, miner's right, mineral, mineral charcoal, mineral jelly, mineral kingdom, mineral oil, mineral pitch
Origin of Mineral
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French, Old French mineral < Medieval Latin minerāle (noun), minerālis (adj.), equivalent to miner(a ) mine, ore (< Old French miniere < Vulgar Latin *mināria; min- (see mine2) + Latin -āria -ary) + -āle, -ālis -al1
Other words from Mineral
non·min·er·al , noun, adjective
sem·i·min·er·al , adjective
Word origin for Mineral
C15: from Medieval Latin minerāle (n), from minerālis (adj); related to minera mine, ore, of uncertain origin
Synonyms for Mineral
azoic, cold, dead, defunct, dull, exanimate, extinct, idle, inactive, inert, inoperative, insensate, insentient, lifeless, motionless, nonanimal, nonvegetable, quiescent, soulless, spiritless