Noun
mineral (plural minerals)
- (geology) Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one.
2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 June 2012, page 128:Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.
- Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
- (nutrition) Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.
- (British) Mineral water.
- (Ireland, South Africa, Nigeria, informal) A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.
- (obsolete) A mine or mineral deposit.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:O'er whom his very madness, like some ore / Among a mineral of metals base, / Shows itself pure;
- (obsolete) A poisonous or dangerous substance.
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:...Thou hast... / Abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals […]
Translations
in geology
- Albanian: mineral (sq) m
- Arabic: مَعْدِن (ar) m (maʕdin)
- Armenian: հանք (hy) (hankʻ), հանքաքար (hy) (hankʻakʻar)
- Assamese: খনিজ (khoniz)
- Atayal: bblbaliq
- Azerbaijani: mineral (az)
- Belarusian: мінера́л m (minjerál)
- Bengali: খনিজ (bn) (khonij)
- Bulgarian: минера́л m (minerál)
- Burmese: ဓာတ် (my) (dhat)
- Catalan: mineral (ca) m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 礦物/矿物 (zh) (kuàngwù)
- Cornish: moon m
- Czech: minerál (cs) m, nerost (cs) m
- Danish: mineral (da) n
- Dutch: delfstof (nl) c, mineraal (nl) n
- Esperanto: mineralo
- Estonian: mineraal
- Finnish: mineraali (fi), kivennäinen (fi)
- French: minéral (fr) m
- Galician: mineral (gl) m
- Georgian: მინერალი (minerali)
- German: Mineral (de) n
- Greek: ορυκτό (el) n (oryktó), μετάλλευμα (el) n (metállevma)
- Hebrew: מִינֶרָל (he), מַחְצָב (he) m (maẖtzáv)
- Hindi: खनिज (hi) (khanij)
- Icelandic: steinefni n
- Indonesian: mineral (id), pelikan (id)
- Irish: mianra m
- Italian: minerale (it) m
- Japanese: 鉱物 (ja) (こうぶつ, kōbutsu)
- Kashubian: minerôł m
- Khmer: រ៉ែ (rae), ខនិជ (khɑnɨc)
- Korean: 광물 (ko) (gwangmul)
- Lao: ແຮ່ (hǣ), ແຮ່ທາດ (lo) (hǣ thāt), ສິນແຮ່ (sin hǣ)
- Latin: minerale n
- Latvian: minerāls m
- Lithuanian: mineralas m
- Macedonian: минера́л (mk) m (minerál), руда f (ruda)
- Malay: mineral
- Maori: manawa whenua, ōpapa, kohuke
- Mongolian: минерал (mn) (mineral)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: mineral (no) n
- Nynorsk: mineral n
- Ottoman Turkish: ⦃⦃t¦ota¦معدن¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦tr=maʿden⦄⦄
- Persian: کانی (fa) (kâni)
- Polish: minerał (pl) m
- Portuguese: mineral (pt) m
- Romanian: mineral (ro) n, minerale n pl
- Russian: минера́л (ru) m (minerál)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: минерал m
- Roman: mineral (sh) m
- Sinhalese: ඛනිජ (si) (khanija)
- Slovak: minerál m
- Slovene: mineral (sl) m
- Spanish: mineral (es) m
- Swedish: mineral (sv) c
- Tagalog: lupangkap
- Tajik: маъдан (maʾdan)
- Thai: แร่ (th) (rɛ̂ɛ), แร่ธาตุ (th), สินแร่
- Turkish: mineral (tr), maden (tr)
- Udmurt: муиз (muiz), минерал (mińeral)
- Ukrainian: мінера́л (uk) m (minerál)
- Uzbek: mineral (uz)
- Vietnamese: khoáng sản (vi), khoáng vật (vi)
- Welsh: mwyn (cy) m
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as opposed to animal and vegetable
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Adjective
mineral (not comparable)
- of, related to, or containing minerals
Translations
relating to or containing minerals
Noun
mineral n (singular definite mineralet, plural indefinite mineraler)
- mineral
Declension
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mineˈɾal/ [mĩ.neˈɾɑɫ]
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral
Noun
mineral m (plural minerais)
- (geology) mineral (naturally occurring inorganic material with characteristic physical properties)
- (nutrition) mineral (inorganic element essential to nutrition)
Adjective
mineral m or f (plural minerais)
- mineral (relating to or made of minerals)
Adjective
mineral m or n (feminine singular minerală, masculine plural minerali, feminine and neuter plural minerale)
- mineral
Declension
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miněraːl/
- Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral
Noun
minèrāl m (Cyrillic spelling минѐра̄л)
- mineral
Declension
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mineˈɾal/ [mi.neˈɾal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: mi‧ne‧ral