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Webster 1913 Edition

Mineralizer

Min′er-al-iˊzer

,
Noun.
An element which is combined with a metal, thus forming an ore.
Thus, in galena, or lead ore, sulphur is a
mineralizer
; in hematite, oxygen is a
mineralizer
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mineralizer

MIN'ERALIZER

,
Noun.
A substance which mineralizes another or combines with it in an ore, and thus deprives it of its usual and peculiar properties. Sulphur is one of the most common mineralizers.

Definition 2024

mineralizer

mineralizer

English

Noun

mineralizer ‎(plural mineralizers)

  1. An element which is combined with a metal to form an ore.
    In galena, or lead ore, sulphur is a mineralizer; in hematite, oxygen is a mineralizer.

Etymology

mineralize +‎ -er

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