Antonyms for mineral
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : min-er-uh l, min-ruh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪn ər əl, ˈmɪn rəl |
Definition of mineral
Origin :- late 14c., "substance obtained by mining," from Medieval Latin minerale "something mined," noun use of neuter of mineralis "pertaining to mines," from minera "mine." Meaning "material substance that is neither animal nor vegetable" is first recorded c.1600. Modern scientific sense is from 1813.
- As in inanimate : adj not alive, not organic
- As in inorganic : adj not organic
- As in metallic : adj made of metal
- As in insentient : adj inanimate
- As in metal : noun lustrous chemical element
- As in nutrient : noun source of nourishment
- As in rock : noun stone
- As in stone : noun hard piece of earth's surface
- As in ore : noun metallic mineral
- As in turquoise : noun aqua
- A mineral that gives off heat and stimulates the organ that a scientist is a fool with.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- The tale of the resources of California—vegetable and mineral—is a fairy-tale.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- The idea of anybody trying to hold our place for mineral land!
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- The five lowest levels were underground and all were labelled "Mineral Industries."
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- He was eating little, and drank only mineral water from a stone bottle.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- Is the mineral the best for the use Mr. Kenyon has indicated?
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- That barrel contains the mineral from the mine, which we hope will prove so valuable.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- Saying this, he took out of his pocket the specimen of mineral which he had brought with him.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- To tell the truth, I did not know much about the other mineral.'
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- Melville was to submit this mineral to Brand, and let me know what he thought about it.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
Synonyms for mineral
- alloy
- aquamarine
- azoic
- bedrock
- blende
- blue-green
- boulder
- bronze
- casting
- cobblestone
- cold
- color
- copper
- crag
- crust
- crystal
- dead
- defunct
- deposit
- dull
- earth
- exanimate
- extinct
- fiber
- foil
- food
- fusible
- gem
- geologic
- gold
- golden
- grain
- gravel
- greenish-blue
- hard
- hardware
- health food
- idle
- inactive
- inanimate
- inert
- ingot
- inoperative
- insensate
- insentient
- iron
- jewel
- lava
- lead
- leaden
- leaf
- lifeless
- load
- lodge
- manmade
- masonry
- mass
- metal
- metallurgic
- mineral
- motionless
- native rock
- nonanimal
- nonvegetable
- not living
- not natural
- nutriment
- ore
- ory
- pebble
- plate
- platinum
- promontory
- quarry
- quiescent
- reef
- rock
- rocklike
- rubble
- sea-green
- shelf
- silver
- silvery
- slab
- slag
- solder
- soulless
- spiritless
- stannic
- stonework
- supplements
- tin
- tinny
- vein
- vitamin
- zinc
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