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MINERALIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they mineralize ... he / she / it mineralizes
Past simple: mineralized
Past participle: mineralized
-ing form: mineralizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Transform (a metal) into an ore
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "mineralize" is one way to...):
convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Convert into a mineral substance
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "mineralize" is one way to...):
convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Context examples:
Demineralized bone matrices are prepared by acid extraction of allograft bone, resulting in loss of most of the mineralized component but retention of collagen and noncollagenous proteins, including growth factors.
(Demineralized Bone Matrix, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon administration of calcium-46 chloride aqueous solution, calcium-46 is preferentially taken up by osteoblasts, which generate mineralized osteoid containing calcium.
(Calcium-46 Chloride Aqueous Solution, NCI Thesaurus)
Knowing the soil’s potential to mineralize nitrogen from organic matter, making it available to plants, would help improve nitrogen fertilizer recommendations.
(New Test Can Determine Nitrogen Levels in Soil, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
