The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mineralize \Min"er*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mineralized;
p. pr. & vb. n. Mineralizing.] [Cf. F. min['e]raliser.]
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1. To transform into a mineral.
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In these caverns the bones are not mineralized.
--Buckland.
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2. To impregnate with a mineral; as, mineralized water.
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3. To charge or impregnate with ore.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
mineralized \mineralized\ adj.
1. containing or impregnated with minerals; as, mineralized
water; red stains that signify mineralized land.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. converted into a mineral.
Syn: petrified.
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