demineralization
noun
- process to reduce the content of mineral substances in tissue or organism or substance
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˌmɪnəɹəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English mineral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English mineralization English demineralization From de- + mineralization.
- The chemical engineering process in which mineral salts are removed from a liquid.
- The loss of minerals, especially those of calcium, from bone.