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mineral vs fool's gold

fool's gold vs mineral

mineral and fool's gold both are nouns.

mineral is an adjective but fool's gold is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mineral Yes Yes No No
fool's gold Yes No No No
As nouns, fool's gold is a hyponym of mineral; that is, fool's gold is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mineral:
  • mineral: solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
  • fool's gold: a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color
Other hyponyms of mineral include ader wax, earth wax, mineral wax, ozocerite, ozokerite, amblygonite, amphibole, amphibole group, apatite, aragonite, argentite, argyrodite, arsenopyrite, mispickel, asphalt, mineral pitch, augite, baddeleyite, bastnaesite, bastnasite, bauxite, beryl, borax, bornite, peacock ore, carnallite, cassiterite, celestite, cerussite, white lead ore, chalcocite, copper glance, chalcopyrite, copper pyrites, chlorite, chromite, chrysoberyl, cinnabar, cobaltite, halite, rock salt, coltan, columbite-tantalite, cordierite, corundom, corundum, cristobalite, crocolite, cryolite, Greenland spar, cuprite, bitter spar, dolomite, earth color, emery, cobalt bloom, erythrite, fergusonite, fluor, fluorite, fluorspar, gadolinite, ytterbite, galena, garnet, garnierite, germanite, gibbsite, glauconite, cadmium sulphide, greenockite, gypsum, hausmannite, barite, barium sulphate, barytes, heavy spar, calamine, hemimorphite, ilmenite, jadeite, kainite, kaolinite, kernite, kieserite, cyanite, kyanite, langbeinite, magnesite, malachite, maltha, mineral tar, manganite, meerschaum, sepiolite, isinglass, mica, millerite, molybdenite, monazite, nepheline, nephelite, nephelinite, columbite, niobite, nitrocalcite, olivine, olivenite, opal, ore, orpiment, iridosmine, osmiridium, pentlandite, magnesia, magnesium oxide, periclase, pinite, pollucite, psilomelane, iron pyrite, pyrite, pyrolusite, green lead ore, pyromorphite, pyrophyllite, pyroxene, magnetic pyrites, pyrrhotine, pyrrhotite, quartz, realgar, red clay, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, rutile, samarskite, sapphirine, scheelite, smaltite, sodalite, spar, spinel, spodumene, stannite, tin pyrites, stibnite, strontianite, graphic tellurium, sylvanite, sylvine, sylvite, talc, talcum, tantalite, thorite, thortveitite, topaz, tourmaline, tridymite, turquoise, vanadinite, vermiculite, idocrase, vesuvian, vesuvianite, iron manganese tungsten, wolframite, wollastonite, wulfenite, wurtzite, xenotime, zeolite, blende, sphalerite, zinc blende, zinkenite, zircon, zirconium silicate, smithsonite, zinc spar, krennerite.
mineral (noun) fool's gold (noun)
solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color
mineral (adjective) fool's gold (adjective)
relating to minerals
composed of matter other than plant or animal
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