Mineralization \Min`er*al*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
min['e]ralisation.]
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1. The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by
combination of a metal with another element; also, the
process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a
plant.
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2. The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.
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3. (Bot.) The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a
stony nature.
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