noun. A naturally occurring, homogeneous inorganic solid substance having a definite chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure, color, and hardness.

noun. Any of various natural substances, as.

noun. An element, such as gold or silver.

noun. An organic derivative, such as coal or petroleum.

noun. A substance, such as stone, sand, salt, or coal, that is extracted or obtained from the ground or water and used in economic activities.

noun. A substance that is neither animal nor vegetable; inorganic matter.

noun. An inorganic element, such as calcium, iron, potassium, sodium, or zinc, that is essential to the nutrition of humans, animals, and plants.

noun. An ore.

noun. undefined

noun. Mineral water.

noun. A soft drink.

adjective. Of or relating to minerals.

adjective. Impregnated with minerals.

noun. In mining, ore.

noun. Any constituent of the earth's crust; more specifically, an inorganic body occurring in nature, homogeneous and having a definite chemical composition which can be expressed by a chemical formula, and further having certain distinguishing physical characters.

noun. A mine.

Having the nature or character of a mineral as defined above; obtained from a mineral or minerals; belonging to the class of minerals; consisting of minerals: as, a mineral substance; the mineral kingdom.

Impregnated with minerals or mineral matter: as, mineral waters; a mineral spring.

noun. 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.

noun. A mine.

noun. Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).

adjective. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals.

adjective. Impregnated with minerals.

adjective. inorganic acids, as sulphuric, nitric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, acids, etc., as distinguished from the organic acids.

adjective. the name usually given to azurite, when reduced to an impalpable powder for coloring purposes.

adjective. a candle made of paraffin.

adjective. an elastic mineral pitch, a variety of bitumen, resembling caoutchouc in elasticity and softness. See Caoutchouc, and Elaterite.

adjective. See Chameleon mineral, under Chameleon.

adjective. See under Charcoal.

adjective. See Mineral wool (below).

adjective. a green carbonate of copper; malachite.

adjective. that one of the three grand divisions of nature which embraces all inorganic objects, as distinguished from plants or animals.

adjective. See Naphtha, and Petroleum.

adjective. a pigment made chiefly of some natural mineral substance, as red or yellow iron ocher.

adjective. See Bitumen, and Asphalt.

adjective. the right of taking minerals from land.

adjective. a salt of a mineral acid.

adjective. a familiar name for hatchettite, from its fatty or spermaceti-like appearance.

adjective. See under Water.

adjective. See Ozocerite.

adjective. a fibrous wool-like material, made by blowing a powerful jet of air or steam through melted slag. It is a poor conductor of heat.

noun. Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.

noun. Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).

noun. Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.

noun. Mineral water.

noun. A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.

adjective. of, related to, or containing minerals

noun. solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

adjective. composed of matter other than plant or animal

adjective. relating to minerals

"In geology, the term mineral describes any naturally-occurring solid substance with a specific composition and crystal structure."

animal  vegetable  

acidiferous mineral  adipocere mineral  agaric  altered mineral  bathgate mineral  

inorganic  

mine  mineralogy  

mineral acid  mineral oil  mineral processing  mineral tar  mineral water  

acid  carbon  chemical  coal  copper  

alabaster  alabastrine  amphibole  antimony  apatite