remineralize

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verb

To restore the mineral content (after demineralization).

Scrabble 23

Meanings

verbremineralize (third-person singular simple present remineralizes, present participle remineralizing, simple past and past participle remineralized)

present singular third person remineralizes · participle present remineralizing · participle past remineralized · past remineralized

  1. transitiveTo restore the mineral content (after demineralization).

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishmineral
  7. Englishmineralize
  8. Englishremineralize

From re- + mineralize.

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APA

remineralize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remineralize

MLA

“remineralize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remineralize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “remineralize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remineralize.

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