'Mineralization' definitions:

Definition of 'Mineralization'

From: GCIDE
  • Mineralization \Min`er*al*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. min['e]ralisation.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Bot.) The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature. [1913 Webster]