Definition of MINERALOGY

mineralogy

Plural: mineralogies

Noun

  • the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them
  • The branch of petrology that studies minerals.
  • Mineral materials.
  • A treatise on mineralogy.

Origin / Etymology

From mineral + -logy.

Scrabble Score: 16

mineralogy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mineralogy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mineralogy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

mineralogy: valid Words With Friends Word