Meanings
verbdemineralize (third-person singular simple present demineralizes, present participle demineralizing, simple past and past participle demineralized)
present singular third person demineralizes · participle present demineralizing · participle past demineralized · past demineralized
- transitiveTo remove minerals or mineral salts from (a liquid, rocks, bones, or teeth).
Antonyms: mineralize
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo remove minerals or mineral salts from (a liquid, rocks, bones, or teeth).
Opposite
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Origin
Translations
Catalan desmineralitzar
- desmineralitzarremove minerals
French déminéraliser
- déminéraliserremove minerals
German entmineralisieren
- entmineralisierenremove minerals
Hungarian demineralizál
- demineralizálremove minerals
Portuguese desmineralizar
- desmineralizarremove minerals
Russian деминерализовать
- деминерализовать (demineralizovatʹ)remove minerals
Spanish desmineralizar
- desmineralizarremove minerals
Cite this entry
APA
demineralize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demineralize
MLA
“demineralize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demineralize. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demineralize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demineralize.
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