mineralization (English, noun)
expansion: mineralization (countable and uncountable, plural mineralizations)
Senses:
glosses: A form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: The breakdown of organic matter in the soil to form soluble inorganic compounds.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: biology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: The deposition of calcium salts as a normal process in bone metabolism.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: biology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: The deposition of calcium salts in abnormal parts of the skeleton.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: The addition of minerals to water to make a mineral water.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: mineralizations
tags: plural
form: mineralisation
tags: alternative