Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  habitus(noun) person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease) the consumptive habitus. 2  physique, build, body-build, habitus(noun) constitution of the human body.
A mineral is a naturally occurring substance, representable by a chemical formula, that is usually solid and inorganic, and has a crystal structure. It is different from a rock, which can be an aggregate of minerals or non-minerals and does not have a specific chemical composition.
mineral. n. 1. (Minerals) any of a class of naturally occurring solid inorganic substances with a characteristic crystalline form and a homogeneous chemical composition.2. any inorganic matter.3. (Mining & Quarrying) any substance obtained by mining, esp a metal ore.4. (Cookery) (often plural) Brit short for mineral water.oun. 1. mineral-solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition. material, stuff-the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; coal is a hard black material; wheat is the stuff they use to make bread.