mineral.
Any naturally occurring solid material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic and crystalline one.
Meaning & usage
Any naturally occurring solid material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic and crystalline one.
Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition.
Mineral water.
A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.
A mine or mineral deposit.
A poisonous or dangerous substance.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mineral, borrowed from Old French mineral, (French minéral), from Medieval Latin minerale, from minera (“ore”), probably ultimately derived from Latin mina (“ore, mine”).
of, related to, or containing minerals
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mineral, borrowed from Old French mineral, (French minéral), from Medieval Latin minerale, from minera (“ore”), probably ultimately derived from Latin mina (“ore, mine”).
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