How to pronounce mineral
American English pronunciation
MIN-ur-ul
- IPA
- /ˈmɪnɚəl/
- Syllables
- MIN · ur · ul (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What mineral means
A natural solid, like salt or quartz, found in the ground
In a sentence: Rock salt is a mineral that miners dig from deep underground.
Where it comes from: It probably comes in the end from a Latin word for "mine" or "ore."
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