biomineralization
English
Etymology
From bio- + mineralization
Noun
biomineralization (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) The formation of hard mineral deposits within a living organism; especially the process whereby bone and similar structural material is formed.
- 2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2004, p. 51:
- This process of ‘biomineralization’ is used today to reclaim gold from the Youanmi deposits of Western Australia.
- 2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2004, p. 51:
Related terms
- biomineral
- biomineralize
- biomineralogy