mineral
adjective
/ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/
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/ˈmɪn.ɚ.əl/
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- of, related to, or containing minerals
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mineral
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mineral
noun
/ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/
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/ˈmɪn.ɚ.əl/
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- (geology) Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one.
- Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
- (nutrition) Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition.
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mineral
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miner
noun
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- A person who works in a mine.
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minaire,
miner
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- Any bird of one of several species of South American ovenbirds in the genus Geositta.
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miner
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