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remineralize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rem-iner-al-ize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To restore the mineral content (after demineralization).

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- 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 English remineralize From re- + mineralize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

remineralizes (present, singular) remineralizing (participle, present) remineralized (participle, past) remineralized (past)

Derived Forms

remineralizer

Frequently Paired Words

remineralization

Questions

What does remineralize mean?
To restore the mineral content (after demineralization).
Where does remineralize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- 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 English remineralize From re- + mineralize.

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