1. mineral - Noun
2. mineral - Adjective
3. mineral - Verb
4. mineral - Adjective Satellite
5. Mineral - Proper noun
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.
A mine.
Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).
Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance.
Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights. J. Paul Getty
If you have a glass full of liquid you can discourse forever on its qualities, discuss whether it is cold, warm, whether it is really and truly composed of H-2-O, or even mineral water, or saki. Meditation is Drinking it! Taisen Deshimaru
Ten years ago I was not heavily involved in the film world but on reflection it was a boom time with the mineral boom happening, so there was immense growth for industrial training films, documentaries to do with the mining, and the outback world. Ann Macbeth
Whether we speak of the cedar, the oak, the lichens, or the grasses, all equally derive their support from the elements afforded by the mineral world, which, in its widest sense, includes not only the solid earth, but its waters, and all its fiuids-its atmosphere, and all its gases. Gideon Mantell
If neither animal nor vegetable you be, then mineral you are. Japanese Proverb
If neither animal nor vegetable you be, then mineral you are. If one finger brought oil it soiled others. Nigerian Proverb