Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mineralize

/mˈɪnɚəlˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: min-er-al-ize
IPA: /mˈɪnɚəlˌaɪz/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert to a mineral; to petrify.

Transitive verb

verb

To impregnate with minerals.

Transitive verb

verb

To mineralogize; to collect and study minerals.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"in all these cases , the bones found in caverns are never mineralised, but simply in the state of grave bones more or less decayed or incrusted by stalagmite ; and have no farther connexion with the rocks themselves"
"mineralized water"
"He was a senior when he asked Barnes if he ever went "mineralizing," referred admiringly to Bowdoin's Professor Cleaveland, and expressed a wish to "give a good knock about the rocks in Maine.""

Etymology

Etymology tree English mineral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English mineralize From mineral + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mineralizes (present, singular) mineralizing (participle, present) mineralized (participle, past) mineralized (past)

Derived Forms

biomineralize mineralizable mineralized mineralizer permineralize remineralize

Antonyms

demineralize

Questions

How do you pronounce mineralize?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪnɚəlˌaɪz/.
What does mineralize mean?: To convert to a mineral; to petrify.
Where does mineralize come from?: Etymology tree English mineral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English mineralize From mineral + -ize.

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