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单词 mineralogize
释义

mineralogizev.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mineralogy n., -ize suffix.
Etymology: < mineralogy n. + -ize suffix. Compare earlier mineralize v. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (minĕræ·lŏdʒəiz) /mɪnəˈrælədʒaɪz/.
Obsolete.
intransitive. To look for minerals; to engage in mineralogical investigations. Cf. mineralize v. 4.
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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).
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