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MINERALIZATION
Etymology
Noun
mineralization (countable and uncountable, plural mineralizations)
A form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals.
The breakdown of organic matter in the soil to form soluble inorganic compounds.
(medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in abnormal parts of the skeleton.
The addition of minerals to water to make a mineral water.
Source: Wiktionary
Min`er*al*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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