DEMINERALIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does demineralize mean? 

• DEMINERALIZE (verb)
  The verb DEMINERALIZE has 1 sense:

1. remove the minerals or salts from

  Familiarity information: DEMINERALIZE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEMINERALIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they demineralize    ... he / she / it demineralizes   
Past simple: demineralized   
Past participle: demineralized   
-ing form: demineralizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove the minerals or salts from

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

demineralise; demineralize

Context example:

demineralize water

Hypernyms (to "demineralize" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

demineralization (the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water))

 Context examples 

Tooth decay that has invaded the dentin, creating dentin that is partially demineralized and containing mineral crystals in the tubules.

(Carious Dentin, NCI Thesaurus)

Demineralized bone matrices are prepared by acid extraction of allograft bone, resulting in loss of most of the mineralized component but retention of collagen and noncollagenous proteins, including growth factors.

(Demineralized Bone Matrix, NCI Thesaurus)

Demineralized allograft bone with osteoinductive activity.

(Demineralized Bone Matrix, NCI Thesaurus)

The efficacy of a demineralized bone matrix (DBM) as a bone-graft substitute or extender may be related to the total amount of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) present, and the ratios of the different BMPs present.

(Demineralized Bone Matrix, NCI Thesaurus)