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Mineral Spirits: An effective paint thinner, especially when using oil based paints.

Mineralocorticoids: A group of steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex that are important in maintaining electrolyte balance.

Mineralogy: The study of minerals - their composition, structure, formation, uses, properties, occurrence and geographic distribution.

Minerals: Trace elements required for normal metabolism, as components of cells and tissues, and in nerve conduction and muscle contraction.

Ore Mineral: A mineral that contains a high enough concentration of a useful element or compound that the element or compound can be extracted at a profit.

Opaque Mineral: A mineral which transmits no light through a thin section under a microscope. Usually a native metal, sulfide, or metallic oxide mineral.

Grain-Neutral Spirits: Otherwise known as grain alcohol, alcohol distilled from grain at 190 proof. Colorless and tasteless, it is used in making blended whiskeys and, as well as gin, gin, vodka, homemade liqueurs . . . View Full Definition

Mineralization: The addition of any mineral to the body.

Mafic Mineral: A dark-colored mineral rich in iron and magnesium, especially a pyroxene, amphibole, or olivine.

Mineral Rights: Rights to subsurface land and profits. Nornally, when real property is conveyed, it includes everything above and below the surface of the land, except where specified by the grantor.