mineral water

noun

: water naturally or artificially infused with mineral salts or gases (such as carbon dioxide)

Examples of mineral water in a Sentence

a glass of mineral water

Recent Examples on the Web

The main reason for that was the nearby thermal mineral waters of Pamukkale (cotton palace or cotton castle), with its bizarre landscape of terraced basins and petrified waterfalls. —Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 9 June 2025

Costco added that the mineral water was voluntarily recalled by Coca-Cola due to the possibility of contamination with pseudomonas, a bacterium that can be naturally found in water sources, including mineral water. —Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 5 June 2025

The island also makes its own honey and bottles its own mineral water. —Samantha Brooks, Vogue, 3 June 2025

Bottled, tap, and mineral water also contain magnesium, although the amount varies depending on the brand and the source of the water. —Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 30 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mineral water

• annunciator
• imprimatur
• underwater
• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater

Kids Definition

mineral water

noun

: water containing mineral salts (as of calcium) or gases (as carbon dioxide) which are present naturally or added artificially

Medical Definition

mineral water

noun

: water naturally or artificially infused with mineral salts or gases (as carbon dioxide)