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noun solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
adjective relating to minerals
adjective composed of matter other than plant or animal
originFrom Middle English mineral, borrowed from Old French mineral, (French minéral), from Medieval Latin minerale, from minera (“ore”), probably ultimately derived from Latin mina (“ore, mine”).
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