I. |wər|nirēən, (ˈ)ver- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Abraham G. Werner died 1817 German geologist and mineralogist + English -an
1. : of or relating to A.G.Werner 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
2. : of or according to the Wernerian system or theory : neptunian
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
: a supporter of the Wernerian theory : neptunist