Mineral vs Soda - What's the difference?
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(geology) Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.
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Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.
(British) Mineral water.
(Ireland, South Africa, informal) A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.
(obsolete) A mine or mineral .
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of, related to, or containing minerals
(uncountable) Sodium bicarbonate.
(uncountable) Sodium in chemical combination.
(uncountable) Carbonated water (originally made with sodium bicarbonate).
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
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‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}} (chiefly, US, regional, especially, in the northeast, uncountable) Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.
(chiefly, US, regional, especially, in the northeast, countable) A glass, bottle or can of this drink.
As nouns the difference between mineral and soda
is that mineral is any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties while soda is sodium bicarbonate.As an adjective mineral
is of, related to, or containing minerals.mineral
English
(wikipedia mineral)Alternative forms
* minerall (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.}}
- O'er whom his very madness, like some ore / Among a mineral of metals base, / Shows itself pure;
Derived terms
* rare earth mineralAdjective
(head)Derived terms
* mineral acid * mineral oil * mineral processing * mineral tar * mineral water * mineral wax * mineral weathering * mineral woolAnagrams
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English
Noun
citation, passage=A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda , and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}}
