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Definition of Mineral
1. Adjective. Relating to minerals. "Mineral deposits"
2. Noun. Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition.
Specialized synonyms: Ader Wax, Earth Wax, Mineral Wax, Ozocerite, Ozokerite, Amblygonite, Amphibole, Amphibole Group, Apatite, Aragonite, Argentite, Argyrodite, Arsenopyrite, Mispickel, Asphalt, Mineral Pitch, Augite, Baddeleyite, Bastnaesite, Bastnasite, Bauxite, Beryl, Borax, Bornite, Peacock Ore, Carnallite, Cassiterite, Celestite, Cerussite, White Lead Ore, Chalcocite, Copper Glance, Chalcopyrite, Copper Pyrites, Chlorite, Chromite, Chrysoberyl, Cinnabar, Cobaltite, Halite, Rock Salt, Coltan, Columbite-tantalite, Cordierite, Corundom, Corundum, Cristobalite, Crocolite, Cryolite, Greenland Spar, Cuprite, Bitter Spar, Dolomite, Earth Color, Emery, Cobalt Bloom, Erythrite, Fergusonite, Fluor, Fluorite, Fluorspar, Gadolinite, Ytterbite, Galena, Garnet, Garnierite, Germanite, Gibbsite, Glauconite, Cadmium Sulphide, Greenockite, Gypsum, Hausmannite, Barite, Barium Sulphate, Barytes, Heavy Spar, Calamine, Hemimorphite, Ilmenite, Jadeite, Kainite, Kaolinite, Kernite, Kieserite, Cyanite, Kyanite, Langbeinite, Magnesite, Malachite, Maltha, Mineral Tar, Manganite, Meerschaum, Sepiolite, Isinglass, Mica, Millerite, Molybdenite, Monazite, Nepheline, Nephelite, Nephelinite, Columbite, Niobite, Nitrocalcite, Olivine, Olivenite, Opal, Ore, Orpiment, Iridosmine, Osmiridium, Pentlandite, Magnesia, Magnesium Oxide, Periclase, Pinite, Pollucite, Psilomelane, Fool's Gold, Iron Pyrite, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Green Lead Ore, Pyromorphite, Pyrophyllite, Pyroxene, Magnetic Pyrites, Pyrrhotine, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Realgar, Red Clay, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Rutile, Samarskite, Sapphirine, Scheelite, Smaltite, Sodalite, Spar, Spinel, Spodumene, Stannite, Tin Pyrites, Stibnite, Strontianite, Graphic Tellurium, Sylvanite, Sylvine, Sylvite, Talc, Talcum, Tantalite, Thorite, Thortveitite, Topaz, Tourmaline, Tridymite, Turquoise, Vanadinite, Vermiculite, Idocrase, Vesuvian, Vesuvianite, Iron Manganese Tungsten, Wolframite, Wollastonite, Wulfenite, Wurtzite, Xenotime, Zeolite, Blende, Sphalerite, Zinc Blende, Zinkenite, Zircon, Zirconium Silicate
Substance meronyms: Rock, Stone
3. Adjective. Composed of matter other than plant or animal. "The inorganic mineral world"
Definition of Mineral
1. n. An inorganic species or substance occurring in nature, having a definite chemical composition and usually a distinct crystalline form. Rocks, except certain glassy igneous forms, are either simple minerals or aggregates of minerals.
2. a. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance.
Definition of Mineral
1. Noun. (geology) Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties. ¹
2. Noun. Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable). ¹
3. Noun. Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral. ¹
4. Noun. (British) Mineral water. ¹
5. Noun. (Ireland informal) A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can. ¹
6. Adjective. of, related to, or containing minerals ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mineral
1. a naturally occurring inorganic substance having a characteristic set of physical properties [n -S]
Medical Definition of Mineral
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1. An inorganic species or substance occurring in nature, having a definite chemical composition and usually a distinct crystalline form. Rocks, except certain glassy igneous forms, are either simple minerals or aggregates of minerals.
2. A mine.
3. Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).
Origin: F. Mineral, LL. Minerale, fr. Minera mine. See Mine.
1. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance.
2. Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mineral
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