mineralogy

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌmɪnəˈralədʒi/
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/ˌmɪnəˈralədʒi/ · /ˌmɪnəˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/ (US) · /ˌmɪnəˈɹæləd͡ʒi/ (US)

Definition of mineralogy

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The branch of petrology that studies minerals.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The branch of petrology that studies minerals.
  2. (countable, uncountable)Mineral materials.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A treatise on mineralogy.

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Etymology

From New Latin minerālogia, from Medieval Latin minera (“mineral”) + Latin -logia (“study”). By surface analysis, mineral + -logy.

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