Mineral

Noun

 * 1)  Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.
 * 2) Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
 * 3) Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.
 * 4)  Mineral water.
 * 5)  A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.

Adjective
mineral


 * of, related to, or containing minerals

Adjectives for Mineral
mortal; rare; vitreous; insignificant; tooth-building; essential.

Verbs
abound in—s; alloy—; assay—; drill for—s; examine—; excavate—; extract—; prospect for —s; refine—; reveal—; scoop out—; uncover—; unearth—; utilize—; value—; —nourishes.

Thesaurus
alabaster, alabastrine, amphibole, antimony, apatite, aplite, arsenic, asbestine, asbestos, asphalt, azurite, bauxite, bitumen, boron, brimstone, bromine, brucite, calcite, carbon, celestite, chalcedony, chlorite, chromite, clay, coal, coke, corundum, cryolite, diatomite, emery, epidote, epsomite, feldspar, garnet, gel mineral, glauconite, graphite, graphitic, gypsum, hatchettine, holosiderite, inorganic, inorganic substance, iron pyrites, jet, kyanite, lignite, lime, magnesite, malachite, maltha, marcasite, marl, meerschaum, metamict substance, mica, micaceous, mineral coal, mineral kingdom, mineral oil, mineral resources, mineral salt, mineral tallow, mineral tar, mineral wax, mineral world, mineral-bearing material, mineraloid, molybdenite, monazite, nonbiological, nonorganic, obsidian, olivine, ore, ozokerite, peat, perlite, petrified, phosphate rock, phosphorus, pumice, pyrite, pyrites, pyroxene, quartz, realgar, red clay, rhodonite, rock crystal, rocks, salt, selenite, selenium, siderite, silica, silicate, silicic, silicon, spar, spinel, spodumene, sulfur, sulfuric, sulfurous, talc, talcum, tellurium, unorganic, unorganized, untreated mineral, wollastonite, wulfenite, zeolite

Etymology
From Medieval Latin, minera:.

Noun

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 * German:
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 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 鉱物
 * Macedonian: ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: minerał
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: mineral, minerale
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:


 * Catalan:
 * Czech: minerál
 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 鉱物 (こうぶつ, kōbutsu)


 * Macedonian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: mineral
 * Russian:


 * Catalan:
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 * Macedonian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: mineral
 * Swahili:


 * Catalan: aigua mineral
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 矿泉水
 * Czech: minerální voda
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ミネラルウォーター (mineraru wōtā)
 * Macedonian: минерална вода
 * Norwegian: mineralvann
 * Romanian: apă minerală
 * Swahili:


 * : ఖనిజం (khanijaM)
 * : mwyn

Related terms

 * mine
 * mineralogy

Derived terms

 * rare earth mineral

Adjective

 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: mineraalinen
 * French:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 鉱物の (こうぶつの, kōbutsu no)
 * Portuguese:

Derived terms

 * mineral acid
 * mineral oil
 * mineral processing
 * mineral tar
 * mineral water
 * mineral wax
 * mineral weathering
 * mineral wool

Anagrams

 * manlier
 * marline

Adjective

 * 1) mineral

Noun

 * 1) mineral

Noun
mineral


 * 1) mineral.

Adjective
mineral


 * 1) mineral.
 * Mineral suv = mineral water.

Noun

 * 1) mineral

Noun

 * 1) mineral

Noun

 * 1) mineral

Adjective

 * 1) mineral

Noun

 * 1) mineral

Noun

 * 1) mineral