English Explanatory Dictionary

mineralogy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The branch of petrology that studies minerals.
  2. Mineral materials.
  3. A treatise on mineralogy.

Pronunciation

/ˌmɪnəˈralədʒi/ /ˌmɪnəˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/ /ˌmɪnəˈɹæləd͡ʒi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-mineralogy.wav

Word forms

mineralogy mineralogies minerology

Etymology

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

Related words

mineralogist gemology petrography

Derived words

biomineralogy micromineralogy mineralogic mineralogical mineralogize soil mineralogy
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