mineralogize
English
Etymology
mineralogy + -ize
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪnəˈɹæləd͡ʒaɪz/
Verb
mineralogize (third-person singular simple present mineralogizes, present participle mineralogizing, simple past and past participle mineralogized)
- (intransitive) To study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.
- 1809, Maria Edgeworth, Ennui
- When he was not studying, he was botanizing or mineralogizing with O'Toole's chaplain.
- 1809, Maria Edgeworth, Ennui