mineral

as ininanimate
as ininorganic
as inmetallic
as ininsentient
as inmetal
as innutrient
as inrock
as instone
as inore
as inturquoise

Synonyms for mineral

adj not alive, not organic

Antonyms for mineral

Word Origin & History

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.

Example Sentences formineral

A mineral that gives off heat and stimulates the organ that a scientist is a fool with.

The tale of the resources of California—vegetable and mineral—is a fairy-tale.

The idea of anybody trying to hold our place for mineral land!

The five lowest levels were underground and all were labelled "Mineral Industries."

He was eating little, and drank only mineral water from a stone bottle.

Is the mineral the best for the use Mr. Kenyon has indicated?

That barrel contains the mineral from the mine, which we hope will prove so valuable.

Saying this, he took out of his pocket the specimen of mineral which he had brought with him.

To tell the truth, I did not know much about the other mineral.'

Melville was to submit this mineral to Brand, and let me know what he thought about it.

mineral

Synonyms for mineral

Antonyms for mineral

More words related to mineral

inanimate

inorganic

insentient

metal

metallic

nutrient