mineralicadj.
/ˌmɪnəˈralɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɪnəˈrælɪk/ rare before mid 20th cent.
= mineral adj. 4a.
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1744 E. R. Seehl New Improvem. Art of making Sulphur 22 The common Sulphur..is, in short, a dry mineralick Concretum Terreo-salinum Inflammabile.
1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis Introd. p. ix Tin..is..more rich in its minerallick Ore than Copper.
1800 J. Johnstone Acct. Most Approved Mode draining Land iv. 47 The water,..from the strata it passes through, is strongly impregnated with mineralic qualities.
1924 C. C. Hubbard Instructor in Garment Cleaning i. 11 Concentrated mineralic acids destroy silk fiber the same as wool or cotton.
1959 Clays & Clay Minerals 2 327 The change to mineralic form is aided by the natural ‘bombing’ resulting from normal increase in temperature and pressure due to burial.
1979 Sci. Amer. Dec. 135/1 Tephra is a mixture of glassy, mineralic and rocky fragments.
1993 Jrnl. Morphol. 215 39/1 There is a large central cavity..containing small mineralic spherules.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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