mineralization
English
Alternative forms
- mineralisation
Etymology
mineral + -ization
Noun
mineralization (countable and uncountable, plural mineralizations)
- A form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals.
- The breakdown of organic matter in the soil to form soluble inorganic compounds.
- (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in abnormal parts of the skeleton.
- The addition of minerals to water to make a mineral water.
Related terms
- mineralize