Definition for MIN-ER-AL-I-ZA'TION

MIN-ER-AL-I-ZA'TION, n. [See Mineralize.]

  1. The process of forming an ore by combination with another substance; the natural operation of uniting a metallic substance with another.
  2. The process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.
  3. The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.

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