different between mineral vs rajite

English

Alternative forms

• minerall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English mineral, borrowed from Old French mineral, (French minéral), from Medieval Latin minerale, from minera (“ore”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?.n??.?l/, /?m?n.??l/

Noun

mineral (plural minerals)

1. (geology) Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.
2. Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
3. (nutrition) Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.
4. (Britain) Mineral water.
5. (Ireland, South Africa, informal) A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.
6. (obsolete) A mine or mineral deposit.

   • O'er whom his very madness, like some ore / Among a mineral of metals base, / Shows itself pure;

7. (obsolete) A poisonous or dangerous substance.

   • ...Thou hast... / Abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals...

Related terms

• mine
• mineralogy

Translations

Adjective

mineral (not comparable)

1. of, related to, or containing minerals

Translations

Derived terms

References

• mineral at OneLook Dictionary Search
• mineral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Lierman, manlier, marline, railmen, ramline

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /mi.n???al/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /mi.ne??al/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

mineral (masculine and feminine plural minerals)

1. mineral

Noun

mineral m (plural minerals)

1. mineral

Further reading

• “mineral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Crimean Tatar

Noun

mineral

1. mineral.

Declension

Adjective

mineral

1. mineral.

Mineral suv = mineral water.

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?min?????l/

Noun

mineral n (singular definite mineralet, plural indefinite mineraler)

1. mineral

Declension

See also

• mineralog
• mineralsalt
• mineralvand

Further reading

• “mineral” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “mineral” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Galician

Pronunciation

Noun

mineral m (plural minerais)

1. mineral

Further reading

• “mineral” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

mineral n (definite singular mineralet, indefinite plural mineral or mineraler, definite plural minerala or mineralene)

1. mineral

Derived terms

• mineralog
• mineralsk
• mineralvann

Related terms

• mineralogi

References

• “mineral” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

mineral n (definite singular mineralet, indefinite plural mineral, definite plural minerala)

1. mineral

Derived terms

• mineralog
• mineralsk

Related terms

• mineralogi

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /min???a?/
• Hyphenation: mi?ne?ral

Noun

mineral m (plural minerais)

1. (geology) mineral (naturally occurring inorganic material with characteristic physical properties)
2. (nutrition) mineral (inorganic element essential to nutrition)

Adjective

mineral m or f (plural minerais, comparable)

1. mineral (relating to or made of minerals)

Related terms

• minério

Romanian

Etymology

From French minéral, from Latin mineralis.

Adjective

mineral m or n (feminine singular mineral?, masculine plural minerali, feminine and neuter plural minerale)

1. mineral

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /min?ra?l/
• Hyphenation: mi?ne?ral

Noun

minèr?l m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)

1. mineral

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mine??al/, [mi.ne??al]
• Hyphenation: mi?ne?ral

Adjective

mineral (plural minerales)

1. mineral

Derived terms

• agua mineral

Noun

mineral m (plural minerales)

1. mineral

Derived terms

Further reading

• “mineral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?min??ra?l/

Noun

mineral n

1. mineral

Declension

Further reading

• mineral in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

English

Etymology

Named in honour of Dr. Robert Allen Jenkins (born 1944), discoverer of the mineral in his role as mineralogist with the Phelps Dodge Corporation; initials R.A.J. +? -ite.

Noun

rajite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic green mineral containing copper, oxygen, and tellurium.

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Rajite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database