mineral

• minerall (obsolete)

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”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/, /ˈmɪn.ɹəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪn.ɚ.əl/, /ˈmɪn.ɹəl/

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• Hyphenation: min‧eral

mineral (plural minerals)

1. (geology) Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one.
   • 1883, Science, volumes 1-2, page 279:

     The physiology of matter in the abstract is dynamical, that of mineral species is both dynamical and chemical, while that of organized forms is at once dynamical, chemical, and biotical.

   • 1983, Warren C. Day, Richard M. Tosdal, E.L. Acosta, J.C. Aruspon, L. Carvajal, E. Cedeño, Glenda Lowry, L.F. Martinez, J.A. Noriega, Fernanco J. Niñez, J. Rojas, F. Prieto, “Geology of the Lo Indreíble Mining District and U-Pb Age of the Early Proterozoic Yuruari Formation of the Pastora Supergroup, Guayana Shield, Venezuela”, in U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, numbers 2122-2127, page E-12:

     Formation of alteration minerals in the host rock during deformation within the shear zone is indicated by the parallel foliation within the secondary micaceous minerals and the unmineralized host schist.

   • 2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist‎^[1], volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 June 2012, page 128:

     Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.

2. Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
3. (nutrition) Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition.
4. (British) Mineral water.
5. (Ireland, South Africa, Nigeria, informal) A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.
6. (obsolete) A mine or mineral deposit.
   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:

     O'er whom his very madness, like some ore / Among a mineral of metals base, / Shows itself pure;

7. (obsolete) A poisonous or dangerous substance.
   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:

     ...Thou hast... / Abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals […]

mineral (not comparable)

1. of, related to, or containing minerals

• “mineral”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “mineral”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

• Lierman, manlier, marline, railmen, ramline

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mi.nəˈɾal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mi.neˈɾal]

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• Rhymes: -al

mineral m or f (masculine and feminine plural minerals)

1. mineral

mineral m (plural minerals)

1. mineral

• “mineral”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

mineral

1. mineral

mineral

1. mineral

   mineral suv

   mineral water

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /ˌminəˈʁɑˀl/

mineral n (singular definite mineralet, plural indefinite mineraler)

1. mineral

• mineralog
• mineralsalt
• mineralvand

• “mineral” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “mineral” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

• IPA^(key): /mineˈɾal/ [mĩ.neˈɾɑɫ]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral

mineral m (plural minerais)

1. mineral

• “mineral”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Borrowed from Dutch mineraal (“mineral”), from Old French mineral, (French minéral), from Medieval Latin minerale, from minera (“ore”), probably ultimately derived from Latin mina (“ore, mine”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /minəˈral/ [mi.nəˈral]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: mi‧ne‧ral

minêral (plural mineral-mineral)

1. (geology) mineral
2. (biochemistry, nutrition, physiology) mineral, dietary (any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition)

• “mineral” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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mineral n (definite singular mineralet, indefinite plural mineral or mineraler, definite plural minerala or mineralene)

1. mineral

• “mineral” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

mineral n (definite singular mineralet, indefinite plural mineral, definite plural minerala)

1. mineral

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• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral

mineral m (plural minerais)

1. (geology) mineral (naturally occurring inorganic material with characteristic physical properties)
2. (nutrition) mineral (inorganic element essential to nutrition)

mineral m or f (plural minerais)

1. mineral (relating to or made of minerals)

Borrowed from French minéral, from Latin mineralis.

• IPA^(key): /mi.neˈral/

mineral m or n (feminine singular minerală, masculine plural minerali, feminine and neuter plural minerale)

1. mineral

• IPA^(key): /miněraːl/
• Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral

minèrāl m inan (Cyrillic spelling минѐра̄л)

1. mineral

• IPA^(key): /mineˈɾal/ [mi.neˈɾal]

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: mi‧ne‧ral

mineral m or f (masculine and feminine plural minerales)

1. mineral

mineral m (plural minerales)

1. mineral

• “mineral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

• IPA^(key): /ˌminɛˈraːl/

mineral n

1. mineral

• mineral in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mineral in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mineral in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)