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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WERNERIAN

a.Pertaining to Werner, the German mineralogist, who arranged minerals in classes, etc. according to their external characters.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WERNERIAN

WERNERIAN Wer *ne "ri *an, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to A. G. Werner, The German mineralogist and geologist, who classified minerals according to their external characters, and advocated the theory that the strata of the earth's crust were formed by depositions from water; designating, or according to, Werner's system.