Mineralization

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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