MINERAL

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin ~e, from neuter of ~is Date: 15th century ore , an inorganic substance (as in the ash of calcined tissue), mine , something neither animal nor vegetable, 5. a solid homogeneous crystalline chemical element or compound that results from the inorganic processes of nature, a synthetic substance having the chemical composition and crystalline form and properties of a naturally occurring ~, ~ water , II. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin ~is, from minera mine, ore, from Old French minere, miniere, from mine Date: 15th century of or relating to ~s, impregnated with ~ substances