mineralize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English mineral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English mineralize From mineral + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To convert to a mineral; to petrify.
in all these cases , the bones found in caverns are never mineralised, but simply in the state of grave bones more or less decayed or incrusted by stalagmite ; and have no farther connexion with the rocks themselves
1823, William Buckland, Reliquiæ Diluvianæ:
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(transitive) To impregnate with minerals.
mineralized water
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(intransitive) To mineralogize; to collect and study minerals.
He was a senior when he asked Barnes if he ever went "mineralizing," referred admiringly to Bowdoin's Professor Cleaveland, and expressed a wish to "give a good knock about the rocks in Maine."
1978, Eleanor Marguerite Tilton, Amiable Autocrat: A Biography of Doctor Oliver Wendell Holmes:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mineralizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| mineralizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| mineralized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| mineralized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
mineralizable · remineralize · mineralizer · biomineralize · permineralize · mineralized
Translations (11)
pt mineralizar (to convert to a mineral, petrify) · es mineralizar (to convert to a mineral, petrify) · ga mianraigh (to convert to a mineral, petrify) · fr minéraliser (to impregnate with minerals) · pt mineralizar (to impregnate with minerals) · ga mianraigh (to impregnate with minerals) · de mineralisieren (to impregnate with minerals) · fr minéraliser (to convert to a mineral, petrify) · da mineralisere (to convert to a mineral, petrify) · es mineralizar (to impregnate with minerals) · de mineralisieren (to convert to a mineral, petrify)