mineralize
min·er·al·ize
transitive verb \ˈmin-rə-ˌlīz, ˈmi-nə-\min·er·al·izedmin·er·al·iz·ing
Definition of MINERALIZE
1
: to transform (a metal) into an ore
2
3
: petrify
— min·er·al·iz·able \ˌmin-rə-ˈlī-zə-bəl, ˌmi-nə-\ adjective
— min·er·al·i·za·tion \-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
— min·er·al·iz·er \ˈmin-rə-ˌlī-zər, ˈmi-nə-\ noun
First Known Use of MINERALIZE
1655
Rhymes with MINERALIZE
accessorize, acclimatize, actualize, aerobicize, aestheticize, Africanize, allegorize, alphabetize, analogize, anatomize, anesthetize, animalize, annualize, antagonize, anthologize, anticlockwise, apologize, apostatize, apostrophize, arabicize, aromatize, automatize, bureaucratize, cannibalize, capitalize, categorize, catheterize, catholicize, characterize, collectivize, commercialize, commoditize, communalize, computerize, conservatize, containerize, contrariwise, conveyorize, cosmeticize, counterclockwise, criminalize, cross-fertilize, cut down to size, decentralize, decolonize, de-emphasize, de-energize, defeminize, deformalize, deglamorize, dehumanize, deionize, demagnetize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, denationalize, deodorize, depersonalize, depolarize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, destigmatize, detribalize, devitalize, diabolize, digitalize, disenfranchise, disorganize, economize, emblematize, emotionalize, epitomize, epoxidize, eroticize, eternalize, evangelize, extemporize, externalize, familiarize, fanaticize, fictionalize, floor exercise, fool's paradise, formularize, free enterprise, gelatinize, generalize, geologize, Hispanicize, historicize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, idealize, illegalize, immobilize, immortalize, impersonalize, Indianize, indigenize, infantilize, initialize, internalize, italicize, legitimize, liberalize, literalize, lobotomize, lysogenize, macadamize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, monopolize, mythologize, nationalize, naturalize, parenthesize, philosophize, poeticize, politicize, popularize, prioritize, proselytize, radicalize, reorganize, revitalize, ritualize, romanticize, secularize, self-fertilize, sensualize, sexualize, sovietize, subjectivize, suburbanize, subvocalize, systematize, temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, trivialize, ventriloquize, visualize
min·er·al·ize
transitive verb (Medical Dictionary)min·er·al·izedalso British ; min·er·al·ised; min·er·al·iz·ingalso British ; min·er·al·is·ing
Medical Definition of MINERALIZE
: to impregnate or supply with minerals or an inorganic compound
Variants of MINERALIZE
min·er·al·ize also British min·er·al·ise \ˈmin(-ə)-rə-ˌlīz\ (audio pronunciation)
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