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mineralization

noun min·er·al·iza·tion
variants: also British mineralisation play \ˌmin(-ə)-rəl-ə-ˈzā-shən\

medical Definition of mineralization

1 : the action of mineralizing
2 : the state of being mineralized
  • mineralization of bone

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