Mineralize \Min"er*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mineralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mineralizing}.] [Cf. F. min['e]raliser.] [1913 Webster] 1. To transform into a mineral. [1913 Webster] In these caverns the bones are not mineralized. --Buckland. [1913 Webster] 2. To impregnate with a mineral; as, mineralized water. [1913 Webster] 3. To charge or impregnate with ore. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
mineralized \mineralized\ adj. 1. containing or impregnated with minerals; as, mineralized water; red stains that signify mineralized land. [WordNet 1.5] 2. converted into a mineral. Syn: petrified. [WordNet 1.5]