mineralization

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noun
Definitions
  • A form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals.
  • The breakdown of organic matter in the soil to form soluble inorganic compounds.
  • (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in abnormal parts of the skeleton.
  • The addition of minerals to water to make a mineral water.

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Suffix from English mineral.

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English

mineral

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