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verb
To remove minerals or mineral salts from (a liquid, rocks, bones, or teeth).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: mineralize
verb
remove the minerals or salts from
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: demineralise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
History
From de- + mineralize.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
