minˈeralist noun

A person with a specialist knowledge of minerals, a mineralogist

mineralizāˈtion or mineralisāˈtion noun

minˈeralize or minˈeralise transitive verb

1. To make into a mineral
2. To give the properties of a mineral to
3. To go looking for and examining minerals

mineralīz'er or mineralīs'er noun

1. A person who, or that which, mineralizes
2. An element, eg sulphur, that combines with a metal to form an ore
3. A gas or vapour that promotes the crystallizing out of minerals from an igneous magma

mineralogˈical adjective

Relating to mineralogy

mineralogˈically adverb

mineralˈogist noun

A person skilled or trained in mineralogy

mineralogize or mineralogise /-alˈ/ intransitive verb

To collect or study minerals

mineralˈogy noun

The science of minerals

mineral alkali noun (obsolete)

Sodium carbonate

mineral caoutchouc noun

Elaterite

mineral coal noun

Coal in the ordinary sense, distinguished from charcoal

mineral jelly noun

A soft yellow substance resembling soft soap, obtained from the less volatile residue of petroleum

mineral kingdom noun

That department of nature which comprises substances that are neither animal nor vegetable

mineral oil noun

Any oil of mineral origin

mineral pitch noun

Natural asphalt

mineral processing noun

The crushing and sizing of ore into waste and value by chemical, electrical, magnetic, physicochemical methods and gravity

mineral spirits plural noun (N American)

White spirit

mineral spring or mineral well noun

A spring of mineral water

mineral tallow noun

A soft yellowish natural hydrocarbon

mineral tar noun

Pissasphalt

mineral water noun

1. Spring water impregnated with minerals
2. An artificial imitation of this
3. A usually effervescent non-alcoholic beverage

mineral wax noun

Ozokerite

mineral wool noun

A mass of fibres formed by blowing steam through molten slag