mineralogical

adjective

min·​er·​al·​og·​i·​cal ¦min(ə)rə¦läjə̇kəl 

-jēk-

variants or less commonly mineralogic

-jik 

-jēk

: of or relating to mineralogy

a mineralogical table

mineralogical chemistry

mineralogical changes

Word History

Etymology

mineralogical from mineralogy + -ical; mineralogic probably from French minéralogique, from minéralogie (probably from English mineralogy) + -ique -ic

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Rhymes for mineralogical

• aetiological
• anthropological
• archaeological
• axiological
• climatological
• deontological
• dermatological
• eschatological
• etiological
• etymological
• gerontological
• glaciological