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mineralize
min·er·al·ize M0311400 (mĭn′ər-ə-līz′)v. min·er·al·ized, min·er·al·iz·ing, min·er·al·iz·es v.tr.1. To convert to a mineral substance; petrify.2. To transform a metal into a mineral by oxidation.3. To impregnate with minerals.v.intr.1. To develop or hasten mineral formation.2. To collect or study minerals. min′er·al·iz′a·ble adj.min′er·al·i·za′tion (-ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.min′er·al·iz′er n.mineralize (ˈmɪnərəˌlaɪz; ˈmɪnrə-) or mineralisevb (tr) 1. (Geological Science) a. to impregnate (organic matter, water, etc) with a mineral substanceb. to convert (such matter) into a mineral; petrify2. (Geological Science) (of gases, vapours, etc, in magma) to transform (a metal) into an ore ˌmineraliˈzation, ˌmineraliˈsation nmin•er•al•ize (ˈmɪn ər əˌlaɪz, ˈmɪn rə-) v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. 1. to convert into a mineral substance. 2. to transform (a metal) into an ore. 3. to impregnate or supply with mineral substances. [1645–55] min`er•al•i•za′tion, n. min′er•al•iz`er, n. mineralize Past participle: mineralized Gerund: mineralizing
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mineralize | mineralize |
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I mineralize | you mineralize | he/she/it mineralizes | we mineralize | you mineralize | they mineralize |
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I mineralized | you mineralized | he/she/it mineralized | we mineralized | you mineralized | they mineralized |
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I am mineralizing | you are mineralizing | he/she/it is mineralizing | we are mineralizing | you are mineralizing | they are mineralizing |
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I have mineralized | you have mineralized | he/she/it has mineralized | we have mineralized | you have mineralized | they have mineralized |
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I was mineralizing | you were mineralizing | he/she/it was mineralizing | we were mineralizing | you were mineralizing | they were mineralizing |
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I had mineralized | you had mineralized | he/she/it had mineralized | we had mineralized | you had mineralized | they had mineralized |
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I will mineralize | you will mineralize | he/she/it will mineralize | we will mineralize | you will mineralize | they will mineralize |
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I will have mineralized | you will have mineralized | he/she/it will have mineralized | we will have mineralized | you will have mineralized | they will have mineralized |
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I will be mineralizing | you will be mineralizing | he/she/it will be mineralizing | we will be mineralizing | you will be mineralizing | they will be mineralizing |
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I have been mineralizing | you have been mineralizing | he/she/it has been mineralizing | we have been mineralizing | you have been mineralizing | they have been mineralizing |
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I will have been mineralizing | you will have been mineralizing | he/she/it will have been mineralizing | we will have been mineralizing | you will have been mineralizing | they will have been mineralizing |
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I had been mineralizing | you had been mineralizing | he/she/it had been mineralizing | we had been mineralizing | you had been mineralizing | they had been mineralizing |
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I would mineralize | you would mineralize | he/she/it would mineralize | we would mineralize | you would mineralize | they would mineralize |
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I would have mineralized | you would have mineralized | he/she/it would have mineralized | we would have mineralized | you would have mineralized | they would have mineralized | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | mineralize - convert into a mineral substanceconvert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" | | 2. | mineralize - transform (a metal) into an oreconvert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" | Translationsmineralize
mineralize[′min·rə‚līz] (chemistry) To convert organic compounds to simpler inorganic compounds, namely, carbon dioxide and water (and halogen acids, if the organic substances are halogenated). (geology) To convert to, or impregnate with, mineral material; applied to processes of ore vein deposition and of fossilization. mineralize
Words related to mineralizeverb convert into a mineral substanceRelated Wordsverb transform (a metal) into an oreRelated Words |