Hypernyms for "mineral"
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ader wax
amblygonite
amphibole
amphibole group
apatite
aragonite
argentite
argyrodite
arsenopyrite
asphalt
augite
baddeleyite
barite
barium sulphate
barytes
bastnaesite
bastnasite
bauxite
beryl
bitter spar
blende
borax
bornite
cadmium sulphide
calamine
carnallite
cassiterite
celestite
cerussite
chalcocite
chalcopyrite
chlorite
chromite
chrysoberyl
cinnabar
cobalt bloom
cobaltite
coltan
columbite
columbite-tantalite
copper glance
copper pyrites
cordierite
corundom
corundum
cristobalite
crocolite
cryolite
cuprite
cyanite
dolomite
earth color
earth wax
emery
erythrite
fergusonite
fluor
fluorite
fluorspar
fool''s gold
gadolinite
galena
garnet
garnierite
germanite
gibbsite
glauconite
graphic tellurium
green lead ore
Greenland spar
greenockite
gypsum
halite
hausmannite
heavy spar
hemimorphite
idocrase
ilmenite
iridosmine
iron manganese tungsten
iron pyrite
isinglass
jadeite
kainite
kaolinite
kernite
kieserite
kyanite
langbeinite
magnesia
magnesite
magnesium oxide
magnetic pyrites
malachite
maltha
manganite
meerschaum
mica
millerite
mineral pitch
mineral tar
mineral wax
mispickel
molybdenite
monazite
nepheline
nephelinite
nephelite
niobite
nitrocalcite
olivenite
olivine
opal
ore
orpiment
osmiridium
ozocerite
ozokerite
peacock ore
pentlandite
periclase
pinite
pollucite
psilomelane
pyrite
pyrolusite
pyromorphite
pyrophyllite
pyroxene
pyrrhotine
pyrrhotite
quartz
realgar
red clay
rhodochrosite
rhodonite
rock salt
rutile
samarskite
sapphirine
scheelite
sepiolite
smaltite
sodalite
spar
sphalerite
spinel
spodumene
stannite
stibnite
strontianite
sylvanite
sylvine
sylvite
talc
talcum
tantalite
thorite
thortveitite
tin pyrites
topaz
tourmaline
tridymite
turquoise
vanadinite
vermiculite
vesuvian
vesuvianite
white lead ore
wolframite
wollastonite
wulfenite
wurtzite
xenotime
ytterbite
zeolite
zinc blende
zinkenite
zircon
zirconium silicate
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.