All mineral synonyms
minΒ·erΒ·al
M m noun mineral
- alloy β An alloy is a metal that is made by mixing two or more types of metal together.
- ore β a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ingot β a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- hardware β metalware, as tools, locks, hinges, or cutlery.
- food β any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.
- fiber β a fine, threadlike piece, as of cotton, jute, or asbestos.
- vitamin β any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism, found in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced synthetically: deficiencies of vitamins produce specific disorders.
- metal β any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- rubble β broken bits and pieces of anything, as that which is demolished: Bombing reduced the town to rubble.
- lava β the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- earth β (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- gravel β small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
- slab β a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- crystal β A crystal is a small piece of a substance that has formed naturally into a regular symmetrical shape.
- grain β granularity
- rock β rock the boat, Informal. to disrupt the smooth functioning or routine of something: Don't rock the boat by demanding special treatment from management.
- gem β a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- gold β Herbert, born 1924, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- platinum β Chemistry. a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures: used for making chemical and scientific apparatus, as a catalyst in the oxidation of ammonia to nitric acid, and in jewelry. Symbol: Pt; atomic weight: 195.09; atomic number: 78; specific gravity: 21.5 at 20Β°C.
- aquamarine β Aquamarines are clear, greenish-blue stones, sometimes used to make jewellery.
- load β anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- plate β 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.
- leaf β one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- foil β to cover or back with foil.
- deposit β A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.
- mail β monetary payment or tribute, especially rent or tax.
- solder β any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- vein β one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- casting β A casting is an object or piece of machinery which has been made by pouring a liquid such as hot metal into a container, so that when it hardens it has the required shape.
- nutriment β any substance or matter that, taken into a living organism, serves to sustain it in its existence, promoting growth, replacing loss, and providing energy.
- quarry β an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- shelf β a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
- crust β The crust on a loaf of bread is the outside part.
- promontory β a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland.
- mass β the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass.
- bedrock β The bedrock of something is the principles, ideas, or facts on which it is based.
- reef β a part of a sail that is rolled and tied down to reduce the area exposed to the wind.
- lodge β Henry Cabot, 1850β1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893β1924.
- slag β British Slang. an abusive woman.
- boulder β A boulder is a large rounded rock.
- cobblestone β Cobblestones are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets.
- crag β A crag is a steep rocky cliff or part of a mountain.
- pebble β a small, rounded stone, especially one worn smooth by the action of water.
- jewel β a female given name.
- masonry β the craft or occupation of a mason.
- stonework β any construction, as walls or the like, of stone; stone masonry.
- lead β to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
adj mineral
- golden β bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold; of the color of gold; yellow: golden hair.
- silvery β resembling silver; of a lustrous grayish-white color: the silvery moon.
- iron β Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20Β°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.