mineralogize

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/mɪnəˈɹæləd͡ʒaɪz/

verb

To study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person mineralogizes · participle present mineralogizing · participle past mineralogized · past mineralogized

  1. intransitiveTo study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.

    When he was not studying, he was botanizing or mineralogizing with O'Toole's chaplain.

    1809, Maria Edgeworth, Ennui

Origin

From mineralogy + -ize.

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APA

mineralogize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mineralogize

MLA

“mineralogize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mineralogize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mineralogize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mineralogize.

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