Min"er*al*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mineralized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mineralizing (?).] [Cf. F. minéraliser.]
1.
To transform into a mineral.
In these caverns the bones are not mineralized.
Buckland.
2.
To impregnate with a mineral; as, mineralized water.
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Min"er*al*ize, v. i.
To go on an excursion for observing and collecting minerals; to mineralogize.
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Min"er*al*ize, v. t.
To charge or impregnate with ore.
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