MINERALIZE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they mineralize ... he / she / it mineralizes

Past simple: mineralized

Past participle: mineralized

-ing form: mineralizing

Sense 1

Meaning:

Transform (a metal) into an ore

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "mineralize" is one way to...):

convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Convert into a mineral substance

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "mineralize" is one way to...):

convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Credits

Context examples:

Demineralized bone matrices are prepared by acid extraction of allograft bone, resulting in loss of most of the mineralized component but retention of collagen and noncollagenous proteins, including growth factors.

(Demineralized Bone Matrix, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration of calcium-46 chloride aqueous solution, calcium-46 is preferentially taken up by osteoblasts, which generate mineralized osteoid containing calcium.

(Calcium-46 Chloride Aqueous Solution, NCI Thesaurus)

Knowing the soil’s potential to mineralize nitrogen from organic matter, making it available to plants, would help improve nitrogen fertilizer recommendations.

(New Test Can Determine Nitrogen Levels in Soil, U.S. Department of Agriculture)