Min·er·al·ize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mineralized p. pr. & vb. n. Mineralizing ]
1. To transform into a mineral.
In these caverns the bones are not mineralized. --Buckland.
2. To impregnate with a mineral; as, mineralized water.
3. To charge or impregnate with ore.
mineralized
adj 1: containing or impregnated with minerals; "mineralized
water"; "red stains that signify mineralized land"
2: converted into a mineral; "petrified wood" [syn: petrified]