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mineralization

/ˌmɪ.nə.ɹə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

mineralization noun: a form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals.

Noun

mineralization (countable and uncountable, plural mineralizations)

  1. A form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals.
  2. The breakdown of organic matter in the soil to form soluble inorganic compounds.
  3. The deposition of calcium salts as a normal process in bone metabolism.
  4. The deposition of calcium salts in abnormal parts of the skeleton.
  5. The addition of minerals to water to make a mineral water.

mineralization meaning in Bengali and Arabic

mineralization in Bengali

খনিজীকরণ

mineralization in Arabic

Translations
تَمَعْدُن tamaʕdun

Forms of mineralization

pluralmineralizations
alternative formmineralisation

Origin of mineralization

From mineral + -ization.

Words formed from mineralization

Questions about mineralization

What does mineralization mean?
Mineralization means a form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals.
What is mineralization in Bengali?
Mineralization in Bengali is খনিজীকরণ. See Mineralization meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is mineralization?
Mineralization is a noun.
How do you pronounce mineralization?
Mineralization is pronounced /ˌmɪ.nə.ɹə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/.
What is the plural of mineralization?
The plural of mineralization is mineralizations.

Words near mineralization in the dictionary

  1. minerality
  2. mineralizability
  3. mineralizable
  4. mineralizate
  5. mineralizates
  6. mineralization
  7. mineralizations
  8. mineralize
  9. mineralized
  10. mineralizer
  11. mineralizers

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: mineralization (page history and authors); mineralization (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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