demineralization

English

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 *-íďďō

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˌmɪnəɹəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

demineralization (countable and uncountable, plural demineralizations)

1. (chemical engineering) The chemical engineering process in which mineral salts are removed from a liquid.
2. (pathology) The loss of minerals, especially those of calcium, from bone.

Hyponyms

• decalcification

Coordinate terms

• mineralization
• permineralization
• remineralization

Related terms

• demineralize (verb)

Translations

chemical engineering process

• Catalan: desmineralització f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 脫礦 / 脱矿 (tuōkuàng)

• French: déminéralisation (fr) f
• Greek: απομετάλλωση (el) f (apometállosi)
• Kazakh: минералсыздану (mineralsyzdanu)
• Portuguese: desmineralização f
• Spanish: desmineralización (es) f

loss of minerals

• Catalan: desmineralització f
• Finnish: demineralisaatio
• French: déminéralisation (fr) f
• Greek: απομετάλλωση (el) f (apometállosi)
• Hungarian: demineralizáció
• Kazakh: минералсыздану (mineralsyzdanu)
• Portuguese: desmineralização f
• Spanish: desmineralización (es) f