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permineralization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-min-er-al-iza-tion
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of fossilization in which minerals are deposited in the pores of bone and similar hard animal parts.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From per- + mineralization.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

permineralizations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

demineralization mineralization remineralization permeation petrifaction petrification

Questions

What does permineralization mean?
A form of fossilization in which minerals are deposited in the pores of bone and similar hard animal parts.
Where does permineralization come from?
From per- + mineralization.

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