Mineralization

[,minәrәlai'zeiʃәn]

Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.

(n.) The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature.

Typist: Sanford