| n. | 1. | |
| 1. | 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. | The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water. | |
| 3. | (Bot.) The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature. |
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