OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 15577

mineral

/ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
mineral
Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one.
Formation of alteration minerals in the host rock during deformation within the shear zone is indicated by the parallel foliation within the secondary micaceous minerals and the un…
The physiology of matter in the abstract is dynamical, that of mineral species is both dynamical and chemical, while that of organized forms is at once dynamical, chemical, and bio…
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