biomineralization
biomineralization noun: the formation of hard mineral deposits within a living organism; especially the process whereby bone and similar structural material is formed.
Noun
biomineralization (countable and uncountable, plural biomineralizations)
- The formation of hard mineral deposits within a living organism; especially the process whereby bone and similar structural material is formed.
- This process of ‘biomineralization’ is used today to reclaim gold from the Youanmi deposits of Western Australia.2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, published 2004, page 51
Forms of biomineralization
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Origin of biomineralization
From bio- + mineralization.
Questions about biomineralization
- What does biomineralization mean?
- Biomineralization means the formation of hard mineral deposits within a living organism; especially the process whereby bone and similar structural material is formed.
- What part of speech is biomineralization?
- Biomineralization is a noun.
- What is the plural of biomineralization?
- The plural of biomineralization is biomineralizations.
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