Category:Mineralize

Min"er*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mineralized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mineralizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. minéraliser.]

1. To transform into a mineral. In these caverns the bones are not mineralized. Buckland.

2. To impregnate with a mineral; as, mineralized water.

mineralize Min"er*al*ize, v. i.

Defn: To go on an excursion for observing and collecting minerals; to mineralogize.