Mineral
['mɪn(ə)r(ə)l] or ['mɪnərəl]
Definition
(noun.) solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition.
(adj.) composed of matter other than plant or animal; 'the inorganic mineral world' .
(adj.) relating to minerals; 'mineral elements'; 'mineral deposits' .
Editor: Sidney--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
(v. i.) A mine.
(v. i.) Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).
(a.) Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance.
(a.) Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.
Editor: Shanna
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Inorganic body.
Typist: Miguel
Definition
n. an inorganic substance found in the earth or at its surface: any substance containing a metal.—adj. relating to minerals: having the nature of minerals: impregnated with minerals as water: denoting inorganic substances.—n. Mineralisā′tion.—v.t. Min′eralise to make into a mineral: to give the properties of a mineral to: to impregnate with mineral matter.—v.i. to collect minerals.—ns. Min′eraliser an element that combines with a metal to form an ore as sulphur: a volatile or other substance as water which facilitates the recrystallisation of rocks; Min′eralist one versed in or employed about minerals.—adj. Mineralog′ical pertaining to mineralogy.—adv. Mineralog′ically.—v.i. Mineral′ogise to collect or study minerals.—ns. Mineral′ogist one versed in mineralogy; Mineral′ogy the science which treats of minerals: the art of describing and classifying minerals.—Mineral acids a name applied to sulphuric nitric and hydrochloric acids; Mineral black an impure carbon used as a pigment; Mineral caoutchouc a variety of bitumen—also Elaterite; Mineral kingdom that department of nature which comprises substances that are neither animal nor vegetable; Mineral oil oil which is forced up or pumped from the earth as petroleum naphtha &c.; Mineral salt a salt of a mineral acid; Mineral water the water of certain springs having the taste of various kinds of minerals and used as medicines.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of minerals, denotes your present unpromising outlook will grow directly brighter. To walk over mineral land, signifies distress, from which you will escape and be bettered in your surroundings.
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Examples
- The best kind of gas made from mineral substances is produced by the distillation of a bituminous shale, called Boghead coal, which was discovered a few years since in Scotland. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The ovens are highly insulated with a thick packing of best grade mineral wool, which reduces air leakage to a minimum and retains the heat generated for a long period. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This crust is due to the accumulation in the kettle of mineral matter which was in solution in the water, but which was left behind when the water evaporated. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I waked the orderly and he poured mineral water on the dressings. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I'll bring some cold mineral water to pour over it. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It had itself neither the area, the agricultural possibilities, nor the mineral wealth to be important. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Duke owned a great estate, of untold mineral wealth, which had never been properly worked because of lack of transportation facilities. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The Germans used a board about a foot wide on which to roll the ball, and then improved on this by using cohesive mineral substances solidly packed together. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We have seen the mineral and vegetable kingdoms rifled and ransacked for substances that would yield the best filament. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Granite is not rich in mineral ores. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Teeth and bones and nails need a constant supply of mineral matter, and mineral matter is frequently found in greatest abundance in foods of low fuel value, such as lettuce, watercress, etc. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- He called himself a mineral surveyor, and he traveled many thousand miles yearly in connection with his calling and his interest in the study of geology. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- These latter differ entirely in mineral character from the Eoanthropus jaw and the cranium. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The eighth book deals with water and with hydraulic engineering , hot springs, mineral waters, leveling instruments, construction of aqueducts, lead and clay piping. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It is found abundantly in the mineral world in combination with common salt. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Of these minerals, beryl, garnet and tourmaline are the most abundant. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- However, he early began his collection of minerals and observed the relation of the soil and the vegetation to the underlying ro cks. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Minerals in Lancashire and Wales. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- There is also a tannage made from minerals that is called chrome. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Musical Sounds from Minerals and Other Substances. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Had the different strata of clay, gravel, marble, coals, limestone, sand, minerals, &c. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Chemical History of Metals and Minerals. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- In a short time the two youths had become inseparable friends, experimenting together, and taking walks to the mines and quarries in the neighborhood of Penzance in search of minerals for study. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The try everything spirit of Edison's method is well illustrated in this early period by a series of about sixteen hundred resistance tests of various ores, minerals, earths, etc. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The silica, which is the principal ingredient of sand, as well as of nearly all the earthy minerals, is known as rock crystal in its naturally crystallized form. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The temperate and torrid zones of the world are ransacked in order to secure the wood, the minerals and the animal substances, all of which are necessary to provide the means of play. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Above it lie the several minerals in their usual order, and over all is a coat of rich mould, ten or twelve feet deep. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Theophrastus considered the medicinal uses of minerals a s well as of plants. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- We know, for instance, that minerals and the elemental substances can be thus arranged. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Mixed minerals will often intercrystallize in blobs or branching shapes that are very suggestive of simple plant or animal forms. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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