English Explanatory Dictionary

mineral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one.
  2. Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
  3. Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition.
  4. Mineral water.
  5. A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.
  6. A mine or mineral deposit.
  7. A poisonous or dangerous substance.
adj
  1. of, related to, or containing minerals
name
  1. A census-designated place in Tehama County, California, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/ /ˈmɪn.ɹəl/ /ˈmɪn.ɚ.əl/ en-us-mineral.ogg

Word forms

mineral minerals minerall

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

mineral

Related words

mine mineralogy

Derived words

agromineral biomineral humineral hydromineral macromineral micromineral minerality mineralization mineralize minerally mineralocorticoid mineraloid minerals mineratrophic monomineral multimineral nanomineral nonmineral oligomineral organomineral polymineral pseudomineral accessory mineral æthiops mineral agaric mineral chameleon mineral green mineral mineral acid mineral black mineral blue mineral candle mineral caoutchouc mineral coal mineral cotton Mineral County mineral green mineral lick mineral makeup mineral oil mineralomass mineral processing mineral railway mineral right mineral salt mineral spirits mineral tar mineral turpentine mineral wagon mineral water mineral wax mineral weathering mineral wool mines and minerals rare earth mineral vegeto-mineral
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