Found 4 hits - Term: mineral kingdom, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
kingdom \king"dom\, n. as. cyningd=om. see 2d king, and
-dom.
1. the rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal
authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.
1913 webster
thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. --ps. cxiv.
13.
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when jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his
father, he strengthened himself. --2 chron.
xxi. 4.
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2. the territory or country subject to a king or queen; the
dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or
has control.
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unto the kingdom of perpetual night. --shak.
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you're welcome,
most learned reverend sir, into our kingdom. --shak.
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3. an extensive scientific division distinguished by leading
or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a
department; as, the mineral kingdom. in modern biology,
the division of life into five kingdoms is widely used for
classification. "the animal and vegetable kingdoms."
--locke.
1913 webster +pjc
animal kingdom. see under animal.
kingdom of god.
a the universe.
b that spiritual realm of which god is the acknowledged
sovereign.
c the authority or dominion of god.
mineral kingdom. see under mineral.
united kingdom. see under united.
vegetable kingdom. see under vegetable.
syn: realm; empire; dominion; monarchy; sovereignty; domain.
1913 webster
see also:
king -dom animal kingdom animal kingdom of god mineral kingdom
mineral united kingdom united vegetable kingdom vegetable
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mineral \min"eral\, a.
1. of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or
of minerals; as, a mineral substance.
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2. impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.
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mineral acids chem., inorganic acids, as sulphuric,
nitric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, acids, etc., as
distinguished from the organic acids.
mineral blue, the name usually given to azurite, when
reduced to an impalpable powder for coloring purposes.
mineral candle, a candle made of paraffin.
mineral caoutchouc, an elastic mineral pitch, a variety of
bitumen, resembling caoutchouc in elasticity and softness.
see caoutchouc, and elaterite.
mineral chameleon chem. see chameleon mineral, under
chameleon.
mineral charcoal. see under charcoal.
mineral cotton. see mineral wool below.
mineral green, a green carbonate of copper; malachite.
mineral kingdom nat. sci., that one of the three grand
divisions of nature which embraces all inorganic objects,
as distinguished from plants or animals.
mineral oil. see naphtha, and petroleum.
mineral paint, a pigment made chiefly of some natural
mineral substance, as red or yellow iron ocher.
mineral patch. see bitumen, and asphalt.
mineral right, the right of taking minerals from land.
mineral salt chem., a salt of a mineral acid.
mineral tallow, a familiar name for hatchettite, from its
fatty or spermaceti-like appearance.
mineral water. see under water.
mineral wax. see ozocerite.
mineral wool, a fibrous wool-like material, made by blowing
a powerful jet of air or steam through melted slag. it is
a poor conductor of heat.
1913 webster
see also:
mineral acids organic acids mineral blue mineral candle mineral caoutchouc caoutchouc
elaterite mineral chameleon chameleon mineral chameleon mineral charcoal
charcoal mineral cotton mineral wool mineral green mineral kingdom
mineral oil naphtha petroleum mineral paint mineral patch
bitumen asphalt mineral right mineral salt mineral tallow
hatchettite mineral water water mineral wax ozocerite
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
mineral kingdom
n : all inorganic objects; contrasts with animal and plant
kingdoms
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
22 moby thesaurus words for "mineral kingdom":
animal kingdom, brute matter, chain of being, class structure,
domain, establishment, gel mineral, hierarchy, inorganic matter,
inorganic substance, kingdom, metamict substance, mineral,
mineral resources, mineral world, mineraloid, natural hierarchy,
pecking order, power structure, pyramid, realm,
vegetable kingdom
Results 1 - 10 of 11 found about mineral kingdom: Kingdom
>> K Words
Kingdom, definition of term: Kingdom
kingdom_pag1.html Mineral
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Mineral, definition of term: Mineral
mineral_pag1.html Mineral Right
>> M Words
Mineral Right, definition of term: Mineral Right
mineral+right_pag1.html Mineral Water
>> M Words
Mineral Water, definition of term: Mineral Water
mineral+water_pag1.html Kingdom Animali
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Kingdom Animali, definition of term: Kingdom Animali
kingdom+animali_pag1.html Mineral Oil
>> M Words
Mineral Oil, definition of term: Mineral Oil
mineral+oil_pag1.html United Kingdom
>> U Words
United Kingdom, definition of term: United Kingdom
united+kingdom_pag1.html Middle Kingdom
>> M Words
Middle Kingdom, definition of term: Middle Kingdom
middle+kingdom_pag1.html Animal Kingdom
>> A Words
Animal Kingdom, definition of term: Animal Kingdom
animal+kingdom_pag1.html Fungus Kingdom
>> F Words
Fungus Kingdom, definition of term: Fungus Kingdom
fungus+kingdom_pag1.html
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