mineralnoun
uk/ˈmɪn.ər.əl/us/ˈmɪn.ər.əl/mineral noun (SUBSTANCE)
[ C ] a valuable or useful chemical substance that is formed naturally in the ground
[ C ] a chemical that your body needs to stay healthy:
A healthy diet should supply all necessary vitamins and minerals.
a mineral supplement
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Geology: mineralogy
- concentrate
- crude
- crystal
- crystalline
- deposit
- fool's gold
- gold dust
- golden
- graphite
- like gold dust idiom
- magnesium
- mica
- mineralogist
- mineralogy
- nugget
- pyrite
- seam
- silicate
- silicon
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Engineering - mining & quarrying
Vitamins & minerals
mineral noun (DRINK)
minerals [ plural ] UK old-fashioned
cold, sweet fizzy drinks (= ones with bubbles) without alcohol
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Soft drinks
- apple juice
- bitter lemon
- bottled
- bottled water
- cider
- cream soda
- fizz
- ginger
- ginger ale
- juice
- lassi
- lemonade
- mixer
- orangeade
- peachick
- pinta
- root beer
- sarsaparilla
- squash
- tonic
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mineraladjective
uk/ˈmɪn.ər.əl/us/ˈmɪn.ər.əl/being or consisting of a mineral or minerals:
a mineral deposit (= substance or layer that is left)
The speaker emphasized that much of South Africa's importance lay in its mineral wealth.
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Vitamins & minerals
- ascorbic acid
- bioflavonoid
- carotene
- folate
- folic acid
- Omega-3
- retinol
- riboflavin
- sup
- thiamine
- vitamin
- vitamin A
- vitamin B1
- vitamin B12
- vitamin B6
- vitamin B complex
- vitamin C
- vitamin D
- vitamin E
- vitamin K
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Geology: mineralogy