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mineralize
verb min·er·al·ize \ˈmin-rə-ˌlīz, ˈmi-nə-\
min·er·al·izedmin·er·al·iz·ing
Definition of MINERALIZE
transitive verb
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
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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
Medical Dictionary
mineralize
transitive verb min·er·al·ize
min·er·al·ized also British min·er·al·isedmin·er·al·iz·ing also 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\
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