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

Derived forms: demineralizations

See also: demineralize

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

Part of: osteomalacia

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