Mineralized

3 definitions found

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

  Mineralize \Min"er*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mineralized};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Mineralizing}.] [Cf. F. min['e]raliser.]
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     1. To transform into a mineral.
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              In these caverns the bones are not mineralized.
                                                    --Buckland.
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     2. To impregnate with a mineral; as, mineralized water.
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     3. To charge or impregnate with ore.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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

  mineralized \mineralized\ adj.
     1. containing or impregnated with minerals; as, mineralized
        water; red stains that signify mineralized land.
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     2. converted into a mineral.
  
     Syn: petrified.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mineralized
       adj 1: containing or impregnated with minerals; "mineralized
              water"; "red stains that signify mineralized land"
       2: converted into a mineral; "petrified wood" [syn: {petrified}]