mineral

mineral
min•er•al
[[t]ˈmɪn ər əl, ˈmɪn rəl[/t]] n.
1) mir any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usu. comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usu. 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) mir a substance obtained by mining, as ore
3) any substance that is neither animal nor vegetable
4) nut 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
5) brit. minerals
Brit. mineral water
6) of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a mineral
7) containing or impregnated with minerals
8) neither animal nor vegetable; inorganic:
mineral matter[/ex]
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Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < MF, OF mineral < ML minerāle (n.), minerālis (adj.) =miner(a) mine, ore (see mine II) +-āle, -ālis -al I

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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