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Webster 1913 Edition
Mineralization
Minˊer-al-i-za′tion
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
minéralisation
.] 1.
The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.
2.
The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.
3.
(Bot.)
The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature.
Webster 1828 Edition
Mineralization
MINERALIZA'TION
,Noun.
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.