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permineralization

permineralization noun: a form of fossilization in which minerals are deposited in the pores of bone and similar hard animal parts.

Noun

permineralization (countable and uncountable, plural permineralizations)

  1. A form of fossilization in which minerals are deposited in the pores of bone and similar hard animal parts.

Forms of permineralization

pluralpermineralizations

Origin of permineralization

From per- + mineralization.

Questions about permineralization

What does permineralization mean?
Permineralization means a form of fossilization in which minerals are deposited in the pores of bone and similar hard animal parts.
What part of speech is permineralization?
Permineralization is a noun.
What is the plural of permineralization?
The plural of permineralization is permineralizations.

Words near permineralization in the dictionary

  1. permillages
  2. permille
  3. permillile
  4. permilliles
  5. permineralised
  6. permineralization
  7. permineralizations
  8. permineralize
  9. permineralized
  10. permineralizes
  11. permineralizing

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