mineralization Meaning, Definition & Usage

Min`er*al*i*za"tion noun

Etymology

Cf. F. minéralisation.

Definitions

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.
2. The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.
3. (Bot.) The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature.