mineral
Example Sentences
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"Central Africa is rich in key resources essential to US industries, including minerals critical for technology and defense," DFC said.
From Barron's
This is often due to dangers animals face in the wild, including poaching for bushmeat, habitat loss and degradation — in some instances caused by mineral hunting for electronics — as well as disease.
From Los Angeles Times
Geological Survey last month added met coal to its critical minerals list.
“We’re interested in generating agreements for the exploitation of our resources such as lithium and other rare earth minerals.”
Those results suggest a biochemical and metabolic stress on the body, she said, such as levels of proteins, electrolytes or minerals that were either too high or low.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.