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Word: mineralization (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals
  • medicine The deposition of calcium salts in abnormal parts of the skeleton
  • The addition of minerals to water to make a mineral water
  • The breakdown of organic matter in the soil to form soluble inorganic compounds

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