mineralogy

[ min-uh-rol-uh-jee, -ral-uh- ]

noun
  1. the science or study of minerals.

Origin of mineralogy

1
First recorded in 1680–90; minera(l) + -logy

Other 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

Words Nearby mineralogy

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How to use mineralogy in a sentence

  • He was very successful in diffusing among the young a love for the study of mineralogy and geology.

  • Traits de physique, d'histoire naturelle, de mineralogy et de mtallurgie.

    Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson Cushing
  • He studied at the university of Pisa, where his attention was turned to mineralogy and botany.

  • Another lady who has a taste for mineralogy has unconsciously done good in her own village by means of it.

    Girls and Women | Harriet E. Paine (AKA E. Chester}
  • He had always been interested in mineralogy; indeed, as a child he played with minerals as most children play with soldiers.

    Katharine Frensham | Beatrice Harraden

British Dictionary definitions for mineralogy

mineralogy

/ (ˌmɪnəˈrælədʒɪ) /


noun
  1. 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

mineralogy

[ mĭn′ə-rŏlə-jē ]


  1. The scientific study of minerals, their composition and properties, and the places where they are likely to occur.

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