mineral substance

基本解释

There is little resemblance between a piece of a mineral substance found in the earth, and a plough, an axe, or a saw.
地球上的一块矿物和一张犁、一把斧、一把锯之间相似之处很少；
The physical attributes of an in-service valve with Dezincification includes a white powdery substance or mineral stains on its exterior surface.
使用中的阀门出现失锌想象时的物理特征包括：在外表面出现白色粉末或矿物污点。
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Generalized Body-Composition was composed by water, protein, fattiness and mineral substance etc. narrow views emphasize particularly on fat percent.
广义上说身体成分包含水分、蛋白质、脂肪和矿物质等；而狭义上的身体成分主要是指身体的脂肪百分比。

The irony is that though the region has always been the subject of fantasies of great wealth, mineral discoveries have now given substance to those dreams.
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New-born elephants rely entirely on their mothers' milk for the substance and Dr Milewski reasons that mothers delay reproducing if they are deficient in the mineral.
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