Mineral :: Mineral (v. i.) 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 :: Mineral (v. i.) Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral)..
Mineral :: Mineral (a.) Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance..
Mineral :: Mineral (a.) Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters..
Mineralist :: Mineralist (n.) One versed in minerals; mineralogist.
Mineralization :: Mineralization (n.) The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant..
Mineralization :: Mineralization (n.) The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water..
Mineralization :: Mineralization (n.) The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature.
Mineralize :: Mineralize (v. t.) To transform into a mineral.
Mineralize :: Mineralize (v. t.) To impregnate with a mineral; as, mineralized water..
Mineralize :: Mineralize (v. i.) To go on an excursion for observing and collecting minerals; to mineralogize.
Mineralizer :: Mineralizer (n.) An element which is combined with a metal, thus forming an ore. Thus, in galena, or lead ore, sulphur is a mineralizer; in hematite, oxygen is a mineralizer..