Main Entry:: ¹min·er·al
Pronunciation:: \ˈmin-rəl, ˈmi-nə-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Medieval Latin minerale, from neuter of mineralis
Date:: 15th century

1: ore2: an inorganic substance (as in the ash of calcined tissue)3obsolete : mine4: something neither animal nor vegetable5 a: a solid homogeneous crystalline chemical element or compound that results from the inorganic processes of nature; broadly : any of various naturally occurring homogeneous substances (as stone, coal, salt, sulfur, sand, petroleum, water, or natural gas) obtained usually from the ground b: a synthetic substance having the chemical composition and crystalline form and properties of a naturally occurring mineral6plural British : mineral water

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