minéralisation, n.f., (chem., min.) mineralization.

minéraliser, v.a., (chem., min.) to mineralize.

minéralogie, n.f., mineralogy.

minéralogique, adj., mineralogical, mineralogic.

minéralogiste, n.m., mineralogist.

minéralogue (-log), n.m. V. minéralogiste.

minerve, n.f., (myth.) Minerva; (fam.) head, brain, brains, reason. Tirer quelque chose de sa —; (fam.) to draw, to get, anything from one’s head, from one’s brains. Arbre de —; (poet.) olive-tree. Oiseau de —; (poet.) the owl.

minet, n.m., -te, n.f., puss, kitten.

mineur, n.m., miner, underminer, pitman.

mineur, -e, adj., minor, under age; minor, less, lesser; (mus.) minor. Frère —; Minorite, Franciscan.