mineral

Meaning

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. (British) Mineral water.
5. (Ireland, Nigeria, South-Africa, informal) A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.
6. (obsolete) A mine or mineral deposit.
7. (obsolete) A poisonous or dangerous substance.

Adj

of, related to, or containing minerals

Synonyms

ore

base metal

crystal

earth’s crust

fossil

geologic

inorganic

jewel

metal

🤘

metallic

min

mineral water

precious stone

rock

🪨

semi-precious stone

stone

🪨

stony

tin

zircon

felsic

inorganic material

metalluric

rock deposit

produced in a mine

apatite

minerall

Translations

minéral

minerale

mineral

Mineral

mineraal

mineral

mineral

ορυκτό

delfstof

mineral

Erz

معدن

mineralisch

eau minérale

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: mineral

Cognate with French: minéral

In summary

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”).