MINERALIZING

Verb

mineralizing

present participle of mineralize

Adjective

mineralizing (not comparable)

That mineralizes

Source: Wiktionary


MINERALIZE

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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