n. [ Cf. F. minéralisation. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To go on an excursion for observing and collecting minerals; to mineralogize. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mineralized p. pr. & vb. n. Mineralizing ] [ Cf. F. minéraliser. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To transform into a mineral. [ 1913 Webster ]

In these caverns the bones are not mineralized. Buckland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To impregnate with a mineral; as, mineralized water. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To charge or impregnate with ore. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. 1. containing or impregnated with minerals; as, mineralized water; red stains that signify mineralized land. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. converted into a mineral.
Syn. -- petrified. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An element which is combined with a metal, thus forming an ore. Thus, in galena, or lead ore, sulphur is a mineralizer; in hematite, oxygen is a mineralizer. [ 1913 Webster ]