DEMINERALIZATION


Meaning of DEMINERALIZATION in English

n.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ˌ mi-n ə -r ə -l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n, di-

Function: noun

Date: 1903

1 : loss of bodily minerals (as calcium salts) especially in disease

2 : the process of removing mineral matter or salts (as from water)

– de · min · er · al · ize \ ( ˌ )d ē - ' mi-n ə -r ə - ˌ l ī z \ transitive verb

– de · min · er · al · iz · er \ - ˌ l ī -z ə r \ noun

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