| mineral |
verb 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., 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. |