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- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Englishmineral
- Englishmineralization
- English todaybiomineralization
From bio- + mineralization.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
biomineralization
Today it means: The formation of hard mineral deposits within a living organism; especially the process whereby bone and similar structural material is formed. Full definition →
English mineralization ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-