Found 1 items, similar to Oligist.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Oligist Oligist \Ol"i*gist\, Oligistic \Ol`i*gis"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, superl. of 'oli`gos few, little: cf. F. oligiste.] (Min.) Of or pertaining to hematite. [1913 Webster] Oligist \Ol"i*gist\, n. [See Oligist, a.] (Min.) Hematite or specular iron ore; -- prob. so called in allusion to its feeble magnetism, as compared with magnetite. [1913 Webster]