mineralogize

English

Etymology

mineralogy +‎ -ize

Verb

mineralogize (third-person singular simple present mineralogizes, present participle mineralogizing, simple past and past participle mineralogized)

  1. (intransitive) To study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.
    • Maria Edgeworth
      When he was not studying, he was botanizing or mineralogizing with O'Toole's chaplain.
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