单词 | mineralogize |
释义 | † mineralogizev. Obsolete. intransitive. To look for minerals; to engage in mineralogical investigations. Cf. mineralize v. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > mineralogy > [verb (intransitive)] mineralize1787 mineralogize1804 society > occupation and work > industry > mining > mine [verb (intransitive)] > prospect prop1747 mineralize1787 mineralogize1804 prospect1834 1804 M. Edgeworth Ennui viii, in Tales Fashionable Life (1809) I. 191 While he was not studying, he was botanizing or mineralogizing with O'Toole's chaplain. 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. 43 Some to mineralogize, some to botanize, some to take views of the country. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1804 |
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