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Etymology

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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).

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/, /ˈmɪn.ɹəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɪn.ɚ.əl/, /ˈmɪn.ɹəl/
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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.
    • 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; a dietary mineral.
  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.
  7. (obsolete) A poisonous or dangerous substance.

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mineral (not comparable)

  1. of, related to, or containing minerals

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mineral m or f (masculine and feminine plural minerals)

  1. mineral

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mineral m (plural minerals)

  1. mineral

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Crimean Tatar

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Noun

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mineral

  1. mineral.

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mineral

  1. mineral.
    mineral suv
    mineral water

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

Danish

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mineral n (singular definite mineralet, plural indefinite mineraler)

  1. mineral

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Galician

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

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mineral m (plural minerais)

  1. mineral

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Norwegian Bokmål

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

  1. mineral

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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

  1. mineral

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Portuguese

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

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mineral m (plural minerais)

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

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mineral m or f (plural minerais)

  1. mineral (relating to or made of minerals)
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Romanian

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Borrowed from French minéral, from Latin mineralis.

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

  1. mineral

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Serbo-Croatian

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

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minèrāl m (Cyrillic spelling минѐра̄л)

  1. mineral

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Spanish

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mineral m or f (masculine and feminine plural minerales)

  1. mineral

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mineral m (plural minerales)

  1. mineral

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Swedish

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mineral n

  1. mineral

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