mineral - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'mineral' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mineral

[ a.]

- Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance.
- Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.

2 . Mineral

[ v. i.]

- 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)

1 . mineral

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- relating to minerals

Example in sentence:

mineral deposits;
mineral elements

2 . mineral

[ s]

Meaning (2):
- composed of matter other than plant or animal

Example in sentence:

the inorganic mineral world

Nearby Words:

mina minable minaceous minacious minacity minae minaret minargent minas minatorially

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Mineralize
Mineralize is to convert into mineral substance.
Demineralization
Demineralization is the process by which acid produced by bacteria dissolves the calcium salts of tooth enamel.

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