demineralization
[ dē-mĭn′ər-ə-lĭ-zā′shən ]
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n.
The loss, deprivation, or removal of minerals or mineral salts from the body, especially through disease, as the loss of calcium from bones or teeth.
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Words nearby demineralization
de Mille, demilune, demimetope, demimondaine, demimonde, demineralization, demineralize, demineralizer, de minimis, de-mining, demi-pension
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