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min·er·al·ize
 mineralize
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- pronunciation:
- mI
n
r
laIz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
mineralizes, mineralizing, mineralized |
| definition 1: |
to change into a mineral; petrify.
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| definition 2: |
to change into an ore, as by oxidation.
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| definition 3: |
to fill (water or the like) with minerals.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to develop, or speed up the development of, mineral formation.
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| derivations: |
mineralization (n.), mineralizer (n.) |
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