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mineralize

(also mineralise)
Definition of mineralize

verb

[with object]
  • convert (organic matter) wholly or partly into a mineral or inorganic material or structure: the aim is to mineralize the chlorinated and aromatic hydrocarbons (as adjective mineralized)the mineralized remains of organisms
  • impregnate (water or another liquid) with a mineral substance: it is delicately mineralized and like any other mineral water has no calories at all

Derivatives

mineralization

noun

mineralize in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of mineralize in the US English dictionary