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🦴 To add minerals ⛏️ To form ore
to mineralize

to mineralize

8.0
To form metal ore in rock, like copper, so it can be mined
  • verb
  • /ˈmɪnərəˌlaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mineralizar
  • The process of sedimentation helps to mineralize organic materials into fossil fuels.

Examples

  • Farmers often apply minerals to their fields to mineralize the soil and improve crop yields.

  • You have to re mineralize your soil by adding compost and rock dust or compost and clay.

  • You would have to have like reverse osmosis filter that maybe re mineralizes the water.

  • Groundwater can mineralize over time as it flows through rocks rich in minerals.

How Mineralized

ore
  • Specialized
63 3.7
to mineralize
  • Specialized
8.0
unmineralized
  • Specialized
7.5

Surface Forms

mineralize infinitive
mineralise infinitive
mineralized past
mineralised past
mineralized past participle
mineralised past participle
mineralizing present participle
mineralising present participle
mineralizes third person singular
mineralises third person singular

Morphology

mineralize = mineral (transparent) = mineral + ize

The sense is a regular application of '-ize' to 'mineral' meaning 'to convert into an ore or mineral form', which learners can derive from the base.

Etymology

Mineralize breaks into mineral and -ize, where -ize means 'to make' or 'to become'. Imagine metal in the ground slowly gathering into mineral-rich rock you can mine, so to mineralize is to turn metal or rock into a useful mineral deposit.