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. 2000.
mineralizing — mineralize (Amer.) min·er·al·ize || mɪnÉ™rÉ™laɪz v. transform into mineral form; make into a mineral; deposit minerals into (also mineralise) … English contemporary dictionary
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