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mineral vs galena

galena vs mineral

mineral and galena both are nouns.

mineral is an adjective but galena is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mineral Yes Yes No No
galena Yes No No No
As nouns, galena is a hyponym of mineral; that is, galena is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mineral:
  • mineral: solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
  • galena: soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
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, 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, fool's gold, 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) galena (noun)
solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
mineral (adjective) galena (adjective)
relating to minerals
composed of matter other than plant or animal
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