What part of speech is mineral?

Mineral can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. mineral is a noun, singular of minerals.
  • 2. mineral is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more mineral
    most mineral
  • Positive: mineral 
  • Comparative: more mineral
  • Superlative: most mineral

What does mineral mean?

Definitions

Adjective

mineral - composed of matter other than plant or animal; "the inorganic mineral world"
mineral - relating to minerals; "mineral elements"; "mineral deposits"

Verb

mineral - An inorganic species or substance occurring in nature, having a definite chemical composition and usually a distinct crystalline form. Rocks, except certain glassy igneous forms, are either simple minerals or aggregates of minerals.
mineral - A mine.
mineral - Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).

Noun

mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

Examples of mineral

#   Sentence  
1. adj. The inorganic mineral world.
2. adj. Mineral elements.
3. adj. Mineral deposits.
4. adj. The region is relatively rich in mineral resources.
5. adj. The province is relatively rich in mineral resources.
6. adj. That country is rich in mineral resources.
7. adj. The province is rich in mineral resources.
8. adj. I always carry a bottle of mineral water with me.
9. adj. I prefer mineral water.
10. adj. Generally, mineral water is more expensive than tap water.
11. adj. Always use distilled water in steam irons because using ordinary water will cause a mineral build-up over time that will clog the steam holes.
12. adj. Tom ordered mineral water.
13. adj. In France, mineral water usually is drunk in restaurants.
14. adj. A glass of mineral water is going to quench my thirst.
15. adj. Do you drink mineral water with ice cubes?
16. noun Is there too much mineral in the water?
17. noun Rich mineral deposits have been discovered recently in Afghanistan.
18. noun I like to drink natural mineral water.
19. noun If there were fruit juices, iced mineral water and hot teas to choose from, I would be even happier.
20. noun Water and mineral salts are inorganic substances.
21. noun Is it an animal? Is it a plant? Is it a mineral? Is it a thing? Is it something immaterial?
22. noun This is not a rock. It's a mineral.
23. noun Scientific collections are assemblies of physical objects that are valuable for research and education — including drilling cores from the ocean floor and glaciers, seeds, space rocks, cells, mineral samples, fossils, and more.
24. noun Natural mineral water contains calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium as well as nitrate.
25. noun Environmentalists decry what they say are Bolsonaro's anti-environment stance in favor of oil, mineral, logging and ranching interests.
26. noun He's juggling three full bottles of mineral water which, as you might imagine, is not easy.
27. noun The islands have few commercially valuable mineral deposits.
28. noun Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits.
29. noun Quartz is an interesting but common mineral in America.
30. noun This is not a stone. It is a mineral.
Sentence  
adj.
The inorganic mineral world.
Mineral elements.
Mineral deposits.
The region is relatively rich in mineral resources.
The province is relatively rich in mineral resources.
That country is rich in mineral resources.
The province is rich in mineral resources.
I always carry a bottle of mineral water with me.
I prefer mineral water.
Generally, mineral water is more expensive than tap water.
Always use distilled water in steam irons because using ordinary water will cause a mineral build-up over time that will clog the steam holes.
Tom ordered mineral water.
In France, mineral water usually is drunk in restaurants.
A glass of mineral water is going to quench my thirst.
Do you drink mineral water with ice cubes?
noun
Is there too much mineral in the water?
Rich mineral deposits have been discovered recently in Afghanistan.
I like to drink natural mineral water.
If there were fruit juices, iced mineral water and hot teas to choose from, I would be even happier.
Water and mineral salts are inorganic substances.
Is it an animal? Is it a plant? Is it a mineral? Is it a thing? Is it something immaterial?
This is not a rock. It's a mineral.
Scientific collections are assemblies of physical objects that are valuable for research and education — including drilling cores from the ocean floor and glaciers, seeds, space rocks, cells, mineral samples, fossils, and more.
Natural mineral water contains calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium as well as nitrate.
Environmentalists decry what they say are Bolsonaro's anti-environment stance in favor of oil, mineral, logging and ranching interests.
He's juggling three full bottles of mineral water which, as you might imagine, is not easy.
The islands have few commercially valuable mineral deposits.
Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits.
Quartz is an interesting but common mineral in America.
This is not a stone. It is a mineral.

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