Mineral vs. Element

Mineralnoun

(geology) Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.

Mineralnoun

Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).

Mineralnoun

(nutrition) Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.

Mineralnoun

(British) Mineral water.

Mineralnoun

A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.

Mineralnoun

(obsolete) A mine or mineral deposit.

Mineralnoun

(obsolete) A poisonous or dangerous substance.

Mineraladjective

of, related to, or containing minerals

Mineralnoun

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.

Mineralnoun

A mine.

Mineralnoun

Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).

Mineraladjective

Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance.

Mineraladjective

Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.

Mineralnoun

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

Mineraladjective

relating to minerals;

Mineraladjective

of or containing or derived from minerals;

Mineraladjective

composed of matter other than plant or animal;

Mineral

In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.The geological definition of mineral normally excludes compounds that occur only in living beings. However some minerals are often biogenic (such as calcite) or are organic compounds in the sense of chemistry (such as mellite).

Elementnoun

One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

Elementnoun

(chemistry) Any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.

Elementnoun

One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.

Elementnoun

(legal) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.

Elementnoun

(set theory) One of the objects in a set.

Elementnoun

Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.

Elementnoun

A small part of the whole.

Elementnoun

Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.

Elementnoun

A place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to.

Elementnoun

The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.

Elementnoun

A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.

Elementnoun

A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.

Elementnoun

(computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.

Elementverb

(obsolete) To compound of elements.

Elementverb

(obsolete) To constitute and be the elements of.

Elementnoun

One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

Elementnoun

One of the ultimate, undecomposable constituents of any kind of matter. Specifically: (Chem.) A substance which cannot be decomposed into different kinds of matter by any means at present employed; as, the elements of water are oxygen and hydrogen.

Elementnoun

One of the ultimate parts which are variously combined in anything; as, letters are the elements of written language; hence, also, a simple portion of that which is complex, as a shaft, lever, wheel, or any simple part in a machine; one of the essential ingredients of any mixture; a constituent part; as, quartz, feldspar, and mica are the elements of granite.

Elementnoun

One out of several parts combined in a system of aggregation, when each is of the nature of the whole; as, a single cell is an element of the honeycomb.

Elementnoun

One of the simplest essential parts, more commonly called cells, of which animal and vegetable organisms, or their tissues and organs, are composed.

Elementnoun

An infinitesimal part of anything of the same nature as the entire magnitude considered; as, in a solid an element may be the infinitesimal portion between any two planes that are separated an indefinitely small distance. In the calculus, element is sometimes used as synonymous with differential.

Elementnoun

One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of calculations depends, or general conclusions are based; as, the elements of a planet's orbit.

Elementnoun

The simplest or fundamental principles of any system in philosophy, science, or art; rudiments; as, the elements of geometry, or of music.

Elementnoun

Any outline or sketch, regarded as containing the fundamental ideas or features of the thing in question; as, the elements of a plan.

Elementnoun

One of the simple substances, as supposed by the ancient philosophers; one of the imaginary principles of matter.

Elementnoun

the conditions and movements of the air.

Elementnoun

The whole material composing the world.

Elementnoun

The bread and wine used in the eucharist or Lord's supper.

Elementverb

To compound of elements or first principles.

Elementverb

To constitute; to make up with elements.

Elementnoun

an abstract part of something;

Elementnoun

any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

Elementnoun

an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system;

Elementnoun

one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe;

Elementnoun

the most favorable environment for a plant or animal;

Elementnoun

the situation in which you are happiest and most effective;

Elementnoun

a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone