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mineral

[min-er-uhl, min-ruhl] / ˈmɪn ər əl, ˈmɪn rəl /






NOUN
nutrient
Synonyms




NOUN
turquoise
Synonyms


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“When partnered with resistance training, it can increase bone mineral content and reduce that reabsorption of the bone. To help prevent osteopenia and osteoporosis.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The review covered hundreds of species on the IUCN's "red list" -- icons like staghorn and table corals whose mineral skeletons give reefs their dazzling three-dimensional complexity.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

More land led directly to more wealth and power as the country scooped up farmland, mineral resources and harbors.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

"It's very soft, and I think the mineral content may have something to do with it. I'm not sure - but it worked last time and this time as well, so maybe it's the water".

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Seems they have to have a ten percent tip, and then there’s that bottle of mineral water—and a queer sort of water too.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

The Central African Republic, about the size of Texas, was one of his most-successful ventures: selling minerals from seized mines with the proceeds split between Wagner and the government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Earlier presidents acquired territory because sovereignty itself delivered things they wanted: minerals, ports, military positions and control over trade routes.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

We choose to reach for new frontiers: in advanced manufacturing and superintelligence; in drones, weapons and warfare; in chips, minerals, cyber and every other domain of human possibility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But Europe can ill afford to anger China in case it throttles supplies of rare earth minerals that are vital for the continent's industrial sector.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The fungus gives the plant simple elements and minerals it has taken from the soil.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan


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