demineralize

[ dee-min-er-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, de·min·er·al·ized, de·min·er·al·iz·ing.

1. to remove minerals from; deprive of mineral content.

verb (used without object)

, de·min·er·al·ized, de·min·er·al·iz·ing.

1. to lose mineral content; become demineralized.

demineralize

/ diːˈmɪnərəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. tr to remove dissolved salts from (a liquid, esp water)

Derived Forms

• deˌmineraliˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• de·miner·al·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of demineralize¹

First recorded in 1930–35; de- + mineralize

Example Sentences

If you don’t have any available, try to find bottled water labeled de-ionized, purified, demineralized or distilled.

From New York Times

Down the hatch you tip your personal potpourri of ingredients; inside, they mingle politely with near-pure ethanol and demineralized water.

From The New Yorker

Could demineralized water be bad for you in some circumstances?

From Washington Post

Horner, now of the Burke Museum in Seattle, Washington, credits Schweitzer for the idea of demineralizing the fossil, a practice rare in paleontology but common for biologists studying modern bone.

From Science Magazine

Compare it side by side with other commercially produced gins whose water source is unspecified and/or demineralized, and you notice the difference in Martin Miller’s immediately.

From Forbes