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Webster 1913 Edition


Mineralizer

Min′er-al-iˊzer

,
Noun.
An element which is combined with a metal, thus forming an ore.
Thus, in galena, or lead ore, sulphur is a
mineralizer
; in hematite, oxygen is a
mineralizer
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mineralizer

MIN'ERALIZER

,
Noun.
A substance which mineralizes another or combines with it in an ore, and thus deprives it of its usual and peculiar properties. Sulphur is one of the most common mineralizers.