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Verb: mineralise  'mi-nu-ru,lIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: mineralize)
  1. Transform (a metal) into an ore
    "Geological processes mineralised the copper deposits";
    - mineralize
     
  2. Convert into a mineral substance
    "The fossils were mineralised over millions of years";
    - mineralize

Derived forms: mineralising, mineralises, mineralised

Type of: convert