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mineral vs zircon

zircon vs mineral

mineral and zircon both are nouns.

mineral is an adjective but zircon is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mineral Yes Yes No No
zircon Yes No No No
As nouns, zircon is a hyponym of mineral; that is, zircon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mineral:
  • mineral: solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
  • zircon: a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent
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, 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, zirconium silicate, smithsonite, zinc spar, krennerite.
mineral (noun) zircon (noun)
solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent
mineral (adjective) zircon (adjective)
relating to minerals
composed of matter other than plant or animal
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