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Mineralogist

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• Mineralogy

  [min-uh-rol-uh-jee, -ral-uh-] /ˌmɪn əˈrɒl ə dʒi, -ˈræl ə-/ noun 1. the science or study of . /ˌmɪnəˈrælədʒɪ/ noun 1. the branch of geology concerned with the study of minerals n. 1680s, a hybrid from mineral (n.) + -logy or else from French minéralogie (1640s). Related: Mineralogist; mineralogical. mineralogy (mĭn’ə-rŏl’ə-jē) The scientific study of minerals, their […]

• Mineraloid

  [min-er-uh-loid] /ˈmɪn ər əˌlɔɪd/ noun 1. a substance that does not have a definite chemical formula or crystal form.

• Mineral-oil

  noun 1. a colorless, oily, almost tasteless, water-insoluble liquid, usually of either a standard light density (light mineral oil) or a standard heavy density (heavy mineral oil) consisting of mixtures of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum by distillation: used chiefly as a lubricant, in the manufacture of cosmetics, and in medicine as a laxative. noun 1. […]

• Mineral-pitch

  noun 1. . noun 1. another name for asphalt

• Mineral-spirits

  noun, (usually used with a plural verb) 1. a volatile distillation product of petroleum, used as a thinner for paints and varnishes. Compare (def 1). noun a refined distillate of petroleum used as a paint thinner; also called white spirits

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