permineralization

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

per- +‎ mineralization

Noun[edit]

permineralization (countable and uncountable, plural permineralizations)

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