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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
min•er•al /ˈmɪnərəl, ˈmɪnrəl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Mineralogya substance occurring in nature, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure:Coal, iron, salt, and tin are minerals.
  2. Nutritionan inorganic element, as calcium, etc., essential to the functioning of the human body:vitamins and minerals.
  3. a substance neither animal nor vegetable.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. of, relating to, or of the nature of a mineral.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
min•er•al  (min′ər əl, min′rəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogyany 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.
  2. Mineralogya substance obtained by mining, as ore.
  3. Mineralogy(loosely) any substance that is neither animal nor vegetable.
  4. British Termsminerals, See mineral water. 
  5. Nutritionany 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.

adj. 
  1. of the nature of a mineral;
    pertaining to a mineral or minerals.
  2. containing or impregnated with a mineral or minerals.
  3. neither animal nor vegetable;
    inorganic:mineral matter.
  • Vulgar Latin *mināria; min- (see mine2) + Latin -āria -ary) + -āle, -ālis -al1
  • Old French miniere
  • Medieval Latin minerāle (noun, nominal), minerālis (adjective, adjectival), equivalent. to miner(a) mine, ore (
  • Middle French, Old French mineral
  • late Middle English 1375–1425

mineral., 
    1. mineralogical.
    2. mineralogy.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mineral / ˈmɪnərəl ˈmɪnrəl/
  1. any of a class of naturally occurring solid inorganic substances with a characteristic crystalline form and a homogeneous chemical composition
  2. any inorganic matter
  3. any substance obtained by mining, esp a metal ore
  4. (often plural)
    short for mineral water
  5. a soft drink containing carbonated water and flavourings
  1. of, relating to, containing, or resembling minerals
Etymology: 15th Century: from Medieval Latin minerāle (n), from minerālis (adj); related to minera mine, ore, of uncertain origin
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mineral.
  1. mineralogy or mineralogical
'mineral salts' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hard - liver salts - mineral water - pan - root - salts - sap - seltzer - soft - tartar - taw - vascular tissue - white alkali - xylem

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