Mineral

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A naturally occurring, homogeneous inorganic solid substance having a definite chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure, color, and hardness.
  • n. Any of various natural substances, as:
  • n. An element, such as gold or silver.
  • n. An organic derivative, such as coal or petroleum.
  • n. A substance, such as stone, sand, salt, or coal, that is extracted or obtained from the ground or water and used in economic activities.
  • n. A substance that is neither animal nor vegetable; inorganic matter.
  • n. An inorganic element, such as calcium, iron, potassium, sodium, or zinc, that is essential to the nutrition of humans, animals, and plants.
  • n. An ore.
  • n. Chiefly British Mineral water.
  • adj. Of or relating to minerals: a mineral deposit.
  • adj. Impregnated with minerals.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.
  • n. Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
  • n. Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.
  • n. Mineral water.
  • n. A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.
  • adj. of, related to, or containing minerals
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • n. A mine.
  • n. Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).
  • adj. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals.
  • adj. Impregnated with minerals.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Any constituent of the earth's crust; more specifically, an inorganic body occurring in nature, homogeneous and having a definite chemical composition which can be expressed by a chemical formula, and further having certain distinguishing physical characters.
  • n. A mine.
  • Having the nature or character of a mineral as defined above; obtained from a mineral or minerals; belonging to the class of minerals; consisting of minerals: as, a mineral substance; the mineral kingdom.
  • Impregnated with minerals or mineral matter: as, mineral waters; a mineral spring.
  • n. In mining, ore.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
  • adj. composed of matter other than plant or animal
  • adj. relating to minerals
  • Equivalent
    inorganic   
    Antonym
    vegetable    animal   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    mine    ore    rock   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    chemical    ore    nutrient    salt    copper    carbon    coal    vegetable    zinc    liquid