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mineral

/ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/
nounadjective

Any naturally occurring solid material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic and crystalline one.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. Any naturally occurring solid material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic and crystalline one.

  2. Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).

  3. Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition.

  4. Mineral water.

Adjective 1 meaning

  1. of, related to, or containing minerals

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Where it comes from

Etymology

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”).

MINERAL at a glance

MINERAL has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (M 3 + I 1 + N 1 + E 1 + R 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,701 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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