Word Meaning

mineral definition and meaning

v. i. 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.
v. i. A mine.
v. i. Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).
a. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance.
a. Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.

Crossword clues for mineral

- Bottled drink, ... water
- Inorganic matter
- Neither animal nor vegetable belongs to me, right Al?
- Ore