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Webster 1913 Edition

Mineralization

Minˊer-al-i-za′tion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
minéralisation
.]
1.
The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.
2.
The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.
3.
(Bot.)
The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mineralization

MINERALIZA'TION

,
Noun.
[See Mineralize.]
1.
The process of forming an ore by combination with another substance; the natural operation of uniting a metallic substance with another.
2.
The process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.
3.
The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.

Definition 2024

mineralization

mineralization

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mineralization ‎(uncountable)

  1. A form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals
  2. The breakdown of organic matter in the soil to form soluble inorganic compounds
  3. (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in abnormal parts of the skeleton
  4. The addition of minerals to water to make a mineral water

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