oligist
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek, probably in allusion to its weak magnetism, as compared with magnetite. See oligo-.
Noun
oligist (plural oligists)
- (mineralogy) Hematite or specular iron ore.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for oligist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)