MINERALIZE

mineralize

(verb) transform (a metal) into an ore

mineralize

(verb) convert into a mineral substance

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

mineralize (third-person singular simple present mineralizes, present participle mineralizing, simple past and past participle mineralized)

To convert to a mineral; to petrify.

To impregnate with minerals.

To mineralogize; to collect and study minerals.

Antonyms

• demineralize

Source: Wiktionary

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Min"er*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mineralized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mineralizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. minéraliser.]

1. To transform into a mineral. In these caverns the bones are not mineralized. Buckland.

2. To impregnate with a mineral; as, mineralized water.

Min"er*al*ize, v. i.

Definition: To go on an excursion for observing and collecting minerals; to mineralogize.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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