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min⋅er⋅al

  [min-er-uhl, min-ruhl]
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–noun
1. any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually 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. a substance obtained by mining, as ore.
3. (loosely) any substance that is neither animal nor vegetable.
4. minerals, British. mineral water.
5. Nutrition. 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.
–adjective
6. of the nature of a mineral; pertaining to a mineral or minerals.
7. containing or impregnated with a mineral or minerals.
8. neither animal nor vegetable; inorganic: mineral matter.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < MF, OF mineral < ML minerāle (n.), minerālis (adj.), equiv. to miner(a) mine, ore (< OF miniere < VL *mināria; min- (see mine 2 ) + L -āria -ary ) + -āle, -ālis -al 1
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mineral.

 
1. mineralogical.
2. mineralogy.
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min·er·al   (mĭn'ər-əl)   
n.  
  1. A naturally occurring, homogeneous inorganic solid substance having a definite chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure, color, and hardness.
  2. Any of various natural substances, as:
    1. An element, such as gold or silver.
    2. An organic derivative, such as coal or petroleum.
    3. A substance, such as stone, sand, salt, or coal, that is extracted or obtained from the ground or water and used in economic activities.
  3. A substance that is neither animal nor vegetable; inorganic matter.
  4. An inorganic element, such as calcium, iron, potassium, sodium, or zinc, that is essential to the nutrition of humans, animals, and plants.
  5. An ore.
  6. minerals Chiefly British Mineral water.
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to minerals: a mineral deposit.
  2. Impregnated with minerals.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin minerāle, from neuter of minerālis, pertaining to mines, from Old French miniere, mine, from mine; see mine1.]
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Mineral

Min"er*al\, n. [F. min['e]ral, LL. minerale, fr. minera mine. See Mine, v. i.]

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. [Obs.] --Shak.

3. Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).

Mineral

Min"er*al\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance.

2. Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.

Mineral acids (Chem.), inorganic acids, as sulphuric, nitric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, acids, etc., as distinguished from the organic acids.

Mineral blue, the name usually given to azurite, when reduced to an impalpable powder for coloring purposes.

Mineral candle, a candle made of paraffine.

Mineral caoutchouc, an elastic mineral pitch, a variety of bitumen, resembling caoutchouc in elasticity and softness. See Caoutchouc, and Elaterite.

Mineral chameleon (Chem.) See Chameleon mineral, under Chameleon.

Mineral charcoal. See under Charcoal.

Mineral cotton. See Mineral wool (below).

Mineral green, a green carbonate of copper; malachite.

Mineral kingdom (Nat. Sci.), that one of the three grand divisions of nature which embraces all inorganic objects, as distinguished from plants or animals.

Mineral oil. See Naphtha, and Petroleum.

Mineral paint, a pigment made chiefly of some natural mineral substance, as red or yellow iron ocher.

Mineral patch. See Bitumen, and Asphalt.

Mineral right, the right of taking minerals from land.

Mineral salt (Chem.), a salt of a mineral acid.

Mineral tallow, a familiar name for hatchettite, from its fatty or spermaceti-like appearance.

Mineral water. See under Water.

Mineral wax. See Ozocerite.

Mineral wool, a fibrous wool-like material, made by blowing a powerful jet of air or steam through melted slag. It is a poor conductor of heat.
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Language Translation for : mineral
Spanish: mineral,
German: das Mineral,
Japanese: 鉱物
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mineral

In geology, a naturally occurring inorganic substance (see inorganic molecules) with a definite chemical composition and a regular internal structure.

Note: Most minerals are crystals, like salt and diamonds.
Note: Rocks are aggregates of minerals.
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mineral 
1390, "substance obtained by mining," from M.L. minerale "something mined," from neut. of mineralis "pertaining to mines," from minera "mine." Meaning "material substance that is neither animal nor vegetable" is first recorded 1602. Modern scientific sense is from 1813. Mineral water is from 1562, originally water found in nature with some mineral substance dissolved in it.
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Main Entry: 1min·er·al
Pronunciation: 'min(-&)-r&l
Function: noun
: a solid homogeneous crystalline chemical element orcompound that results from the inorganic processes of nature

Main Entry: 2mineral
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to minerals; also : INORGANIC
2 : impregnated with mineral substances
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mineral min·er·al (mĭn'ər-əl)
n.

  1. A naturally occurring, homogeneous inorganic solid substance having a definite chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure, color, and hardness.
  2. An inorganic element, such as calcium, iron, potassium, sodium, or zinc, that is essential to the nutrition of humans, animals, and plants.

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mineral   (mĭn'ər-əl)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. A naturally occurring, solid, inorganic element or compound having a uniform composition and a regularly repeating internal structure. Minerals typically have a characteristic hardness and color, or range of colors, by which they can be recognized. Rocks are made up of minerals.
  2. A natural substance of commercial value, such as iron ore, coal, or petroleum, that is obtained by mining, quarrying, or drilling.

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