mineralize
Americanverb
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to impregnate (organic matter, water, etc) with a mineral substance
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to convert (such matter) into a mineral; petrify
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(of gases, vapours, etc, in magma) to transform (a metal) into an ore
Other Word Forms
- mineralization noun
- mineralizer noun
- remineralization noun
- remineralize verb
- remineralizer noun
- semimineralized adjective
- undermineralization noun
- unmineralized adjective
Etymology
Origin of mineralize
Example Sentences
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Today, nearly all sponges have mineralized spicules, which might suggest that skeletons played a key role in their early success.
From Science Daily
And the company says there is potentially more: The current resource spans three kilometers of an estimated eight-kilometer mineralized gold belt.
Her mineralized vertebra of a juvenile Jurassic ichthyosaur exudes: “Now I am a treasure for you to love—a part of me to call your own.”
“In addition, a new mineralized structure has been discovered west of Waihi’s Golden Pole lode further highlighting the exploration upside, opening up another promising zone for follow-up drilling, and potential resource growth,” Euroz Hartleys says.
Five vertebrae have been recovered, each partly mineralized, which helped preserve them.
From Science Daily
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