de·min·er·al·i·za·tion

(dē-mĭn′ər-ə-lĭ-zā′shən)

1. The act or process of removing minerals or mineral salts from a liquid, such as water.

2. 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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Noun	1.	demineralization - abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone) demineralisation pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition osteomalacia - abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D
	2.	demineralization - the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water) demineralisation chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved

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de·min·er·al·i·za·tion

n. desmineralización, pérdida de sales minerales del organismo.

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Some research indicated that collagen extract of bovine bone using weak acid (CH3COOH) as a demineralization material for 48 and 96 hours respectively produced yields by 2.26% and 2.51% with a gel value of 200.68 g Bloom and 297.57 g Bloom and viscosity 6.00 cP and 7.50 cP [10].

Evaluation of the characteristics of collagen extract of broiler's bone from chicken abattoir waste in Makassar, province of south Sulawesi, Indonesia