Thesaurus: mineral

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1. v. i. 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.
2. v. i. A mine.
3. v. i. Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).
4. a. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance.
5. a. Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.
6. adj. relating to minerals
7. adj. composed of matter other than plant or animal
8. n. solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
9. n:100 n. solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition a. relating to minerals s. composed of matter other than plant or animal