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mineral

min·er·al
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [min-er-uh l, min-ruh l]
    • /ˈmɪn ər əl, ˈmɪn rəl/
    • /ˈmɪnərəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [min-er-uh l, min-ruh l]
    • /ˈmɪn ər əl, ˈmɪn rəl/

Definitions of mineral word

  • noun mineral 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. 1
  • noun mineral a substance obtained by mining, as ore. 1
  • noun mineral (loosely) any substance that is neither animal nor vegetable. 1
  • noun mineral minerals, British. mineral water. 1
  • noun mineral 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. 1
  • adjective mineral of the nature of a mineral; pertaining to a mineral or minerals. 1

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Origin of mineral

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Middle French, Old French mineral < Medieval Latin minerāle (noun), minerālis (adj.), equivalent to miner(a) mine, ore (< Old French miniere < Vulgar Latin *mināria; min- (see mine2) + Latin -āria -ary) + -āle, -ālis -al1

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Parts of speech for Mineral

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mineral popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for mineral

adj mineral

  • cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
  • dead — A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.
  • defunct — If something is defunct, it no longer exists or has stopped functioning or operating.
  • dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.

noun mineral

  • alloy — An alloy is a metal that is made by mixing two or more types of metal together.
  • ore — a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
  • ingot — a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
  • load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
  • plate — the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.

adjective mineral

  • inorganic — not having the structure or organization characteristic of living bodies.
  • exanimate — Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.
  • extinct — (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members.

Antonyms for mineral

adj mineral

  • living — having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
  • animate — Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
  • organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.

noun mineral

  • varmint — Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S. vermin. an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
  • invertebrate — Zoology. not vertebrate; without a backbone. of or relating to creatures without a backbone.
  • animal — An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being.
  • vertebrate — having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column.
  • critter — A critter is a living creature.

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