Etymology

biomineralize

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Today it means: To mineralize within a biological organism; e.g. to form bone (in vertebrates) or silica skeleton (in diatoms). Full definition →

English mineralize ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishmineralize
  6. English todaybiomineralize

From bio- + mineralize.

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