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