| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To ash.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb mineralize.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (mineralize) | 1. Convert into a mineral substance.[Wordnet]. 2. Transform (a metal) into an ore.[Wordnet]. 3. To transform into a mineral.[Websters]. 4. To impregnate with a mineral; as, mineralized water.[Websters]. 5. To go on an excursion for observing and collecting minerals; to mineralogize.[Websters]. 6. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: mineralizing, mineralized, mineralizes, mineralizer, mineralizers, mineralizingly and mineralizedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "MINERALIZING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1843. (references) |
Specialty Definition: mineralize
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] In mineralogy, to combine with a metal in forming an ore or mineral. Sulphur mineralizes many of the metals.. | 2: [Verb] To convert into a mineral. In these caverns, the bones are not mineralized.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
| Food & Agriculture | To destroy the organic matter of must or wine in order to facilitate the determination of mineral constituents. To ignite at red heat the residue obtained by evaporating must or wine. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Mining | To convert to a mineral substance; to impregnate with mineral material. The term is applied to the processes of ore formation and also to the process of fossilization. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Verb] To convert to a mineral; to petrify. (references) | 2: [Verb] To impregnate with minerals. (references) | |
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Specialty Expressions: MINERALIZING
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Mineralizing agent | Mining | See: ore-forming fluid; geologic mineralizer. (references) | |
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