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biomineralize

verb

Etymology

From bio- + mineralize.

  1. derived from minerale
  2. derived from mineral
  3. inherited from mineral
  4. suffixed as mineralize — “mineral + ize”
  5. prefixed as biomineralize — “bio + mineralize”

Definitions

  1. To mineralize within a biological organism

    To mineralize within a biological organism; e.g. to form bone (in vertebrates) or silica skeleton (in diatoms).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA