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Noun: demineralisation
Usage: Brit (=demineralization)
  1. Abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone)
    - demineralization
     
  2. The removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water)
    - demineralization

Derived forms: demineralisations

See also: demineralise [Brit]

Type of: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, pathology

Part of: osteomalacia

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