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Definition of Demineralisation
1. Noun. Abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone).
Generic synonyms: Pathology
Group relationships: Osteomalacia
Derivative terms: Demineralise
2. Noun. The removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water).
Generic synonyms: Chemical Action, Chemical Change, Chemical Process
Derivative terms: Demineralise, Demineralize
Definition of Demineralisation
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of demineralization) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demineralisation
Literary usage of Demineralisation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of the British Homoeopathic Society by British Homoeopathic Society (1908)
"demineralisation commencing. T, p 11.17 ( Metabolism diminished. ... demineralisation
is advanced. This is the most frequent type found in arthritis. ..."
2. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1899)
"He examined the urine in thirty-two cases, and found that the increase of the
co-efficient of demineralisation cannot be considered as a criterion of ..."
3. Open Wide: Futures for Dentistry in 2010 by Perri 6, Ben Jupp, Tom Bentley (1996)
"However, once caries has set in, the process is not one of continuous advance,
but involves repeated cycles of demineralisation and remineralisation.62 Pain ..."
4. International Science and Technology Co-operation: Towards Sustainable by Korea (South). Kwahak Kisulchʻŏ (2001)
"After examining various demineralisation procedures, the electrodialysis method
was determined. The mother liquor was demineralised by electrodialysis, ..."
5. Practical Organotherapy: The Internal Secretions in General Practice by Henry Robert Harrower (1920)
"... endocrine activity—and demineralisation—depletion of the alkali reserve of
the body— always go together. When one is obvious, look for the other. ..."
6. Shell Shock and Its Lessons by Grafton Elliot Smith, Tom Hatherley Pear (1918)
"Disturbances of the genital, vaso-motor, or digestive systems, demineralisation,
chemical disturbances of nutrition of hepatic or ..."
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