Any homogeneous inorganic material usually found in the earth's crust. [L. mineralis, pertaining to mines, fr. mino, to mine]
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min·er·al 'min(-ə)-rəl n a solid homogeneous crystalline chemical element or compound that results from the inorganic processes of nature
mineral adj
2) impregnated with mineral substances
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min·er·al (minґər-əl) [L. minerale] a nonorganic homogeneous solid substance, usually a constituent of the earth's crust.Medical dictionary. 2011.