[min.er.al.ize] vt -ized ; -iz.ing (1655) 1: to transform (a metal) into an ore
2. a: to impregnate or supply with minerals or an inorganic compound b: to convert into mineral or inorganic form
3: petrify -- min.er.al.iz.able adj -- min.er.al.i.za.tion n -- min.er.al.iz.er n