Min'er-al-i-zā'tion, n.
n. [Fr. minéralisation, Sp. mineralisacion, It. mineralizzazione.]
Sense 1. The process of mineralizing, or forming an ore by combination with another substance; the natural operation of uniting a metallic substance with another; the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.
Sense 2. The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.