mineralization
English
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.
Etymology
Suffix from English mineral.
Origin
English
mineral
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- agromineral English
- antimineralization English
- biomineral English
- biomineralization English
- demineralization English
- hydromineral English
- hypermineralization English
- hypomineralization English
- macromineral English
- micromineral English
- mineral English
- minerality English
- mineralize English
- minerally English
- mineralocorticoid English
- mineralogy English
- mineraloid English
- mineralomass English
- mineratrophic English
- monomineral English
- multimineral English
- nanomineral English
- nonmineral English
- oligomineral English
- organomineral English
- organomineralization English
- permineralization English
- photomineralization English
- polymineral English
- remineralization English
- undermineralization English
- mineral Middle English
- mineral
- minerally
- nonmineral
- minerality
- biomineral
- mineraloid
- mineralize
- mineralogy
- nanomineral
- monomineral
- agromineral
- polymineral
- macromineral
- micromineral
- multimineral
- oligomineral
- hydromineral
- mineralomass
- organomineral
- mineratrophic
- remineralization
- demineralization
- permineralization
- biomineralization
- mineralocorticoid
- antimineralization
- hypomineralization
- photomineralization
- hypermineralization
- undermineralization
- organomineralization