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demineralization

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪˌmɪnəɹəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

The chemical engineering process in which mineral salts are removed from a liquid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: chemical engineering

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The loss of minerals, especially those of calcium, from bone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: demineralisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chemical process, chemical change, chemical action

4

noun

Meaning 4

abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: demineralisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pathology

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desmineralització — chemical engineering process
  • Chinese Mandarin: 脫礦 /脱矿 (tuōkuàng) — chemical engineering process
  • French: déminéralisation — chemical engineering process
  • Greek: απομετάλλωση (apometállosi) — chemical engineering process
  • Kazakh: минералсыздану (mineralsyzdanu) — chemical engineering process
  • Portuguese: desmineralização — chemical engineering process
  • Spanish: desmineralización — chemical engineering process
  • Catalan: desmineralització — loss of minerals
  • Finnish: demineralisaatio — loss of minerals
  • French: déminéralisation — loss of minerals
  • Greek: απομετάλλωση (apometállosi) — loss of minerals
  • Hungarian: demineralizáció — loss of minerals
  • Kazakh: минералсыздану (mineralsyzdanu) — loss of minerals
  • Portuguese: desmineralização — loss of minerals
  • Spanish: desmineralización — loss of minerals