monomineraladj.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈmɪn(ə)rəl/, /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈmɪn(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈmɪn(ə)rəl/ Geology.
= monomineralic adj.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > mineral or chemical composition > [adjective] > containing one or more mineral
polysomatic1888
polymetallic1892
monomineral1911
monomineralic1911
oligomictic1935
polymict1935
polymictic1935
polymineral1938
1911 Geol. Mag. 8 297 Magmatic differentiation consists in the formation of derived magmas (spaltingen), and is governed by the tendency to form eutectic and monomineral (or bimineral) magmas.
1938 Mem. Geol. Soc. Amer. 6 100 Monomineral crystallite aggregates..occur in pure limestones or dolomites.
1980 Jrnl. Radioanalyt. & Nuclear Chem. 57 416 Sulfide monomineral fractions and quartzes.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1911- to the limit
- to the lips
- to the longest day one lives
- to the loudest
- to the manner born
- to the manor born
- to the marrow
- to the masthead
- to the matter
- to the max
- to the memory of
- to the mends
- to the mite
- to the moment
- to the nail
- to the nay-ward
- to the nayward
- to the nearest
- to the neck
- to the nines
- to the nines rarely nine
- to the nonce
- to the north-eastward
- to the north-eastward of
- to the north-westward