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The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.

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  1. n. The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.
  2. n. The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.
  3. n. The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature.
  4. 1. The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant. 2. The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water. 3. (Bot.) The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature.
  5. The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stonynature.
  6. n. The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant. n. The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water. n. The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature.