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demineralization

/dɪˌmɪnəɹəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
dem-iner-al-iza-tion
IPA
/dɪˌmɪnəɹəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The chemical engineering process in which mineral salts are removed from a liquid.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The loss of minerals, especially those of calcium, from bone.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English mineralization English demineralization From de- + mineralization.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪˌmɪnəɹəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

demineralizations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

demineralize mineralization permineralization remineralization

Synonyms

demineralisation

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce demineralization?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˌmɪnəɹəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What does demineralization mean?
The chemical engineering process in which mineral salts are removed from a liquid.
Where does demineralization come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English mineralization English demineralization From de- + mineralization.

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