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mineralogize

/mɪnəˈɹæləd͡ʒaɪz/

mineralogize verb: to study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.

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.
    • When he was not studying, he was botanizing or mineralogizing with O'Toole's chaplain.1809, Maria Edgeworth, Ennui

Forms of mineralogize

third-person singular presentmineralogizes
present participlemineralogizing
past participlemineralogized
pastmineralogized

Origin of mineralogize

From mineralogy + -ize.

Questions about mineralogize

What does mineralogize mean?
Mineralogize means to study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.
What part of speech is mineralogize?
Mineralogize is a verb.
How do you pronounce mineralogize?
Mineralogize is pronounced /mɪnəˈɹæləd͡ʒaɪz/.
What is the past tense of mineralogize?
The past tense of mineralogize is mineralogized.

Words near mineralogize in the dictionary

  1. mineralogised
  2. mineralogises
  3. mineralogising
  4. mineralogist
  5. mineralogists
  6. mineralogize
  7. mineralogized
  8. mineralogizes
  9. mineralogizing
  10. mineralographer
  11. mineralographers

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