1. Noun
The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.
2. Noun
The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.
3. Noun
The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature.
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