How to Use mineralize in a Sentence

mineralize

verb

• In the basalt, the CO2 had mineralized in a matter of years, making this a particularly attractive way to deal with the CO2 troll.
  — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2017
• The panels store and mineralize the water, which is then filtered and runs into the homes or businesses to which it is connected.
  — NBC News, 24 Mar. 2021
• After birth, these teeth then start to mineralize and harden under the gumline in very early childhood (around 6 months to 1 year).
  — Christopher Aris, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2021
• This water comes from a blend of natural spring waters and has been purified and then re-mineralized for a perfect balance of electrolytes.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2023
• Parts of the trunks rotted away and then filled with sediments to create casts, while other parts, like the roots, mineralized into dark fossils that now stand in stark contrast to the muted rock surrounding them.
  — Deming Wang, National Geographic, 8 Aug. 2019
• The fish has a tough, albeit flexible, inner layer bound by collagen to mineralize the outer layer of scales.
  — Fox News, 18 Oct. 2019
• This toothpaste contains Calprox, a proprietary form of calcium peroxide that dissolves the bio-film that forms on your pet’s teeth to re-mineralize enamel.
  — Woman's Day, 15 Feb. 2023
• That’s because the soft tissues of the undercarriage are usually long gone by the time the harder exoskeletons mineralize into the distinctive alien-looking fossils.
  — National Geographic, 6 Feb. 2017
• The gelatin retained moisture and nutrients for the bacteria to proliferate and mineralize calcium carbonate in a way that is similar to how seashells form.
  — Charles Choi, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2020
• But eventually, the antlers mineralize and harden into super-solid bone.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2022
• Strensiq replaces a deficient enzyme, alkaline phosphatase, and allows the bones to mineralize.
  — New York Times, 25 Aug. 2019
• At the Hellisheidi geothermal plant near Reykjavik, researchers dissolve carbon dioxide in water and inject it into basalt rock, which chemically reacts with the gas, mineralizing it.
  — Christina Nunez, National Geographic, 9 June 2016
• The gas mineralized into calcium carbonate, the main component of limestone.
  — Steve Volk, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2016
• Arthropods have an exoskeleton made of a tough material called chitin that is mineralized with calcium carbonate, as well as a body divided into segments and paired jointed appendages.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Aug. 2023
• It is then pumped underground into porous basalt rock, mineralizing in about two years — significantly faster than other carbon-capture and storage methods.
  — NBC News, 19 Sep. 2019
• Warner is beyond meticulous about coffee, going so far as mineralizing water and selecting different beans for coffees with and without milk to optimize their flavors.
  — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 14 May 2018
• Another California company, Blue Planet, has similar technology that seeks to mineralize the carbon dioxide produced by cement manufacturers to create synthetic limestone, a kind of rock that can be used in concrete.
  — David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024