mineral
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈmɪnərəl/
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mineral
- Many minerals, such as quartz and feldspar, are found in granite rock formations.
- rocks and minerals
- silicate minerals
- metals and minerals
Further, Elon Musk wants the minerals for his trip to Mars.
- Further, Elon Musk wants the minerals for his trip to Mars.
- So there's my favorite mineral of choice is selenium.
- What's Africa rich in all these minerals, right?
- A lot of silver, copper, a lot of minerals and and now lithium.
- So that means adequate vitamins, minerals, other nutrients, adequate protein.
- But any good source of minerals does a great job.
- You are looking at food only as protein, vitamin, mineral, like this.
- It's one of those trace minerals that you need to survive but can also kill you.
- And so that's the minerals and metals test for the hair.
- Protein, minerals, vitamins, like like the whole package.
- But there are some vitamins and minerals that are really important for health.
- Those vitamins direct minerals to tell them where to go in the body.
Examples
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Here are six of the world's rarest, coolest minerals that nobody talks about.
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The first step was to determine where the rocks and minerals used by residents of Harappa naturally occur.
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But any good source of minerals does a great job.
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The question would be, how do you exchange these minerals when the crisis hits?
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The plant's name gets its energy from the sun, and water and minerals from the soil.
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A lot of silver, copper, a lot of minerals and and now lithium.
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It's got all your minerals, all your vitamins, all your requirements.
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Nor do they have the petroleum reserves or the metals and minerals found in the United States.
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The surrounding mountains, once the bottom floor of the sea, show veins of minerals in profile.
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Several Canadian provinces have further processing requirements for minerals extracted in that province.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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2.8
A physical material that objects are made of
Compounds
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3.4
A clear oily liquid made from oil under the ground used on skin, machines, or to treat constipation
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3.7
Natural things under the ground like metals, coal, and oil that people dig out and sell
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3.8
A lack of important nutrients from food, like iron or calcium, that the body needs to work well
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4.4
Crushing and separating mined rock to get useful minerals and remove waste
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A group of minerals that are often found together in the same rock
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A thick black sticky material made from oil and rocks used to make roofs waterproof and stop rust
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A thin layer of rock that contains metal or other valuable rock that people can mine
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A light material of thin rock or glass fibers that stops heat moving and reduces sound
A soft, oily product you put on skin and on machine parts to make them move smoothly
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A thick dark sticky substance like tar that comes from oil or from the ground and is used for waterproofing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mineral for the noun also comes from the idea of a mine and originally meant 'ore' or rock taken from the ground. That's why a mineral is a natural, non-living solid with its own chemical make-up.