Mineral

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See also minéral, minerał, and Mineral

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, minera (“‘ore’”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmɪn.ɜː(ɹ).əl/, /ˈmɪn.ɹəl/, SAMPA: /"mIn.3:(r).@/, /"mIn.r@l/

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Noun

Singular Mineral

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Mineral ({{{1}}})

1. Template:Geology Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.
2. Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
3. Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.
4. (British) Mineral water.
5. (Irish, informal) A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.

Translations

in geology

Arabic: معدن ar(ar) (má3din) m. Catalan: mineral ca(ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 礦物 cmn(cmn), 矿物 cmn(cmn) (kuàngwù) Czech: minerál cs(cs) m. Dutch: delfstof nl(nl) c., mineraal nl(nl) n. Finnish: mineraali fi(fi) French: minéral fr(fr) m. German: Mineral de(de) n.

Hindi: खनिज hi(hi) Italian: minerale it(it) m. Japanese: 鉱物 ja(ja) (こうぶつ, kōbutsu) Macedonian: минерал mk(mk) (minerál) m., руда mk(mk) (rúda) f. Norwegian: mineral no(no) m. Portuguese: mineral pt(pt) m. Russian: минерал ru(ru) (minerál) m. Spanish: mineral es(es) m. Turkish: mineral tr(tr)

as opposed to animal and vegetable

Catalan: mineral ca(ca) m. Czech: minerál m. French: minéral fr(fr) m. Italian: minerale it(it) m. Japanese: 鉱物 (こうぶつ, kōbutsu)

Macedonian: минерал mk(mk) (minerál) m. Norwegian: mineral no(no) m. Portuguese: mineral pt(pt) m. Russian: минерал ru(ru) (minerál) m.

in nutrition

Catalan: mineral ca(ca) m. Dutch: mineraal nl(nl) n. Finnish: hivenaine fi(fi) French: minéral fr(fr) m. Japanese: ミネラル ja(ja) (mineraru)

Macedonian: минерал mk(mk) (minerál) m. Norwegian: mineral no(no) m. Portuguese: mineral pt(pt) m. Swahili: madini sw(sw)

mineral water

Catalan: aigua mineral ca(ca) f. Czech: minerální voda Dutch: mineraalwater nl(nl) n. Finnish: kivennäisvesi fi(fi), mineraalivesi fi(fi) French: eau minérale fr(fr) f.

Italian: acqua minerale it(it) f. Japanese: ミネラルウォーター (mineraru wōtā) Macedonian: минерална вода mk(mk) (minerálna vóda) f. Norwegian: mineralvann n. Swahili: madini sw(sw)

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Telugu: ఖనిజం (khanijaM) Welsh: mwyn m.

Related terms

• mine
• mineralogy

Adjective

mineral

1. of, related to, or containing minerals

Translations

in geology

Catalan: mineral ca(ca) m. and f. Finnish: mineraalinen French: minéral fr(fr)

Italian: minerale it(it) Japanese: 鉱物の (こうぶつの, kōbutsu no) Portuguese: mineral pt(pt) m. and f.

Derived terms

• mineral acid
• mineral oil
• mineral processing
• mineral tar
• mineral water
• mineral wax
• mineral weathering
• mineral wool

Anagrams

• aeilmnr,
• manlier
• marline

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Catalan

Adjective

Mineral (epicene, plural Minerals)

1. mineral

Noun

Mineral m. (plural Minerals)

1. mineral

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

mineral

1. mineral.

Declension

    declension of Mineral

nominative	Mineral
genitive	Mineralnıñ
dative	Mineralğa
accusative	Mineralnı
locative	Mineralda
ablative	Mineraldan

Adjective

mineral

1. mineral.

Mineral suv = mineral water.

References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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Galician

Noun

Mineral m. (plural minerais)

1. mineral

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Norwegian

Noun

Template:No-noun-n1

1. mineral

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: min‧er‧al

Adjective

Mineral m. and f. (plural minerales)

1. mineral

Noun

Mineral m. (plural minerales)

Singular Mineral m.

Plural minerales m.

1. mineral

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Swedish

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Noun

mineral

1. mineral

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