anchimonomineral

adjective

an·​chi·​mono·​min·​er·​al

-ˌmänō¦min(ə)rəl

: composed essentially of a single-mineral species

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German anchi-monomineralisch, from Greek anchí "near" + mono- mono- + German Mineral mineral entry 1 + -isch -ish

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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