MINERALIZATIONS

Noun

mineralizations

plural of mineralization

Source: Wiktionary


MINERALIZATION

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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