( n. )
The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.
( n. )
The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012