mineralogy
the science or study of minerals.
Origin of mineralogy
1Other words from mineralogy
- min·er·al·og·i·cal [min-er-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌmɪn ər əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, min·er·al·og·ic, adjective
- min·er·al·og·i·cal·ly, adverb
- min·er·al·o·gist, noun
- non·min·er·al·og·i·cal, adjective
- non·min·er·al·og·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use mineralogy in a sentence
Vernon M. Dorsey, an unusually promising mineralogist and chemist, was elected president.
St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 | VariousHer father, the expert mineralogist of the group, was to receive his pay from the profits of the enterprise.
Riddle of the Storm | Roy J. SnellI suppose when the minister came home and began working the mine he found that the mineralogist had misinformed him.
Short Stories of Various Types | VariousThe discoverer is well known in Philadelphia as a mineralogist, and the phenomenon I speak of goes by his name.
There was among the company a man from Adelaide, a learned mineralogist, who commenced a dissertation on the origin of gold.
The Book of the Bush | George Dunderdale
British Dictionary definitions for mineralogy
/ (ˌmɪnəˈrælədʒɪ) /
the branch of geology concerned with the study of minerals
Derived forms of mineralogy
- mineralogical (ˌmɪnərəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or mineralogic, adjective
- mineralogically, adverb
- mineralogist, noun
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Scientific definitions for mineralogy
[ mĭn′ə-rŏl′ə-jē ]
The scientific study of minerals, their composition and properties, and the places where they are likely to occur.
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