mineral
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Medieval Latin, minera (“‘ore’”).
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mineral (plural minerals)
- (geology) Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.
- Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
- Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.
- (British) Mineral water.
- (Irish, informal) A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.
[edit] Translations
in geology
as opposed to animal and vegetable
in nutrition
mineral water
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[edit] Adjective
mineral
- of, related to, or containing minerals
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in geology
[edit] Derived terms
- mineral acid
- mineral oil
- mineral processing
- mineral tar
- mineral water
- mineral wax
- mineral weathering
- mineral wool
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[edit] Adjective
mineral m. and f. (plural minerals)
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mineral m. (plural minerals)
[edit] Crimean Tatar
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mineral
[edit] Declension
declension of mineral
| nominative | mineral |
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| genitive | mineralnıñ |
| dative | mineralğa |
| accusative | mineralnı |
| locative | mineralda |
| ablative | mineraldan |
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mineral
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- Mineral suv = mineral water.
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[edit] References
- Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]
[edit] Galician
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mineral m. (plural minerais)
[edit] Norwegian
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mineral n. (definite singular mineralet; indefinite plural mineral; definite plural minerala/mineralene)
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: min‧er‧al
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mineral m. and f. (plural minerales)
[edit] Noun
mineral m. (plural minerales)
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[edit] Swedish
| Inflection for mineral | Singular | Plural | ||
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| Neuter | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | mineral | mineralet | mineraler | mineralerna |
| Genitive | minerals | mineralets | mineralers | mineralernas |
[edit] Noun
mineral
