Mineralization /(?)/

Min·er·al·i·za·tion

Mineralization

n.
  1. The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.
  2. The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.
  3. The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature. (Bot.)