biomineralization

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Etymology

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From bio- +‎ mineralization.

Noun

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biomineralization (countable and uncountable, plural biomineralizations)

  1. (biochemistry) The formation of hard mineral deposits within a living organism; especially the process whereby bone and similar structural material is formed.
    • 2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, published 2004, page 51:
      This process of ‘biomineralization’ is used today to reclaim gold from the Youanmi deposits of Western Australia.
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