Meaning of 'mineral'
Meaning of 'mineral' (Webster Dictionary)
- Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or
of minerals; as, a mineral substance.
- Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters. - 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.
- A mine.
- Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).
- Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters. - 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.
- A mine.
- Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).
Meaning of 'mineral' (Princeton's WordNet)
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