MIN'ERALIZE, verb transitive [from mineral] In mineralogy, to combine with a metal in forming an ore or mineral. Sulphur mineralizes many of the metals. 1. To convert into a mineral. In these caverns, the bones are not mineralized. 2. To impregnate with a mineral substance; as, to mineralize water.
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