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1. (n.) mineral
any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usu. comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usu. 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. mineral
a substance obtained by mining, as ore.
3. mineral
any substance that is neither animal nor vegetable.
4. mineral
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.
5. mineral
minerals,
6. (adj.) mineral
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a mineral.
7. mineral
containing or impregnated with minerals.
8. mineral
neither animal nor vegetable; inorganic:
mineral matter.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < MF, OF mineral < ML minerāle (n.), minerālis (adj.) =miner(a) mine, ore (see mine2) +-āle, -ālis -al1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) mineral
solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
2. (adj) mineral
relating to minerals
"mineral elements"; "mineral deposits"
3. (adj) mineral
composed of matter other than plant or animal
"the inorganic mineral world"
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1. (noun) mineral
a natural solid substance found in the earth that is not from plants or animals
coal, salt, and other minerals; the vitamins and minerals your body needs
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) mineral
of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance
2. (adj) mineral
impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters
3. (verb) mineral
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
4. (verb) mineral
a mine
5. (verb) mineral
anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral)
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Sense: a substance (metals, gems, coal, salt etc) found naturally in the earth and mined
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 Afrikaans: mineraal |
 Arabic: مَعْدَن، مَعْدَني |
 Bulgarian: минерал |
 Brazilian: mineral |
 Czech: minerál; nerostný |
 German: das Mineral |
 Danish: mineral; mineral- |
 Greek: ορυκτό μετάλλευμα, ορυκτό |
 Spanish: mineral |
 Estonian: mineraal |
 Farsi: ماده معدنی |
 Finnish: mineraali |
 French: minéral |
 Hebrew: מִינֶרָל |
 Hindi: खनिज |
 Croatian: mineral |
 Hungarian: ásvány |
 Indonesian: barang tambang |
 Icelandic: steintegund; steinefni |
 Italian: minerale |
 Japanese: 鉱物 |
 Korean: 광물 |
 Lithuanian: mineralas, rūda; minerali |
 Latvian: minerāls; derīgie izrakte |
 Malay: mineral |
 Dutch: mineraal |
 Norwegian: mineral(-) |
 Polish: minerał |
 Persian: ماده معدنی |
 Pashto: معدنى |
 Portuguese: mineral |
 Romanian: mineral |
 Russian: минерал; полезные ископае |
 Slovak: minerál; minerálny |
 Slovenian: rudnina |
 Serbian: mineral |
 Swedish: mineral |
 Thai: แร่ |
 Turkish: mineral, maden |
 Taiwanese: 礦物，礦物質 |
 Ukrainian: мінерал |
 Urdu: معدن |
 Vietnamese: khoáng |
 Chinese: 矿物 |
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