de·min·er·al·ize (dē-mĭn′ər-ə-lĭz′) tr.v. de·min·er·al·ized ,
de·min·er·al·iz·ing ,
de·min·er·al·iz·es To remove minerals or mineral salts from (a liquid).
de·min′er·al·i′zer n.
demineralize (diːˈmɪnərəˌlaɪz ) or demineralise vb (Chemistry) (tr ) to remove dissolved salts from (a liquid, esp water)
deˌmineraliˈzation , deˌmineraliˈsation n
de•min•er•al•ize (diˈmɪn ər əˌlaɪz) v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t. 1. to remove minerals from; deprive of mineral content.
v.i. 2. to lose mineral content.
[1930–35]
de•min`er•al•i•za′tion, n.
demineralize Past participle: demineralizedGerund: demineralizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative demineralize demineralize
Present I demineralize you demineralize he/she/it demineralizes we demineralize you demineralize they demineralize
Preterite I demineralized you demineralized he/she/it demineralized we demineralized you demineralized they demineralized
Present Continuous I am demineralizing you are demineralizing he/she/it is demineralizing we are demineralizing you are demineralizing they are demineralizing
Present Perfect I have demineralized you have demineralized he/she/it has demineralized we have demineralized you have demineralized they have demineralized
Past Continuous I was demineralizing you were demineralizing he/she/it was demineralizing we were demineralizing you were demineralizing they were demineralizing
Past Perfect I had demineralized you had demineralized he/she/it had demineralized we had demineralized you had demineralized they had demineralized
Future I will demineralize you will demineralize he/she/it will demineralize we will demineralize you will demineralize they will demineralize
Future Perfect I will have demineralized you will have demineralized he/she/it will have demineralized we will have demineralized you will have demineralized they will have demineralized
Future Continuous I will be demineralizing you will be demineralizing he/she/it will be demineralizing we will be demineralizing you will be demineralizing they will be demineralizing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been demineralizing you have been demineralizing he/she/it has been demineralizing we have been demineralizing you have been demineralizing they have been demineralizing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been demineralizing you will have been demineralizing he/she/it will have been demineralizing we will have been demineralizing you will have been demineralizing they will have been demineralizing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been demineralizing you had been demineralizing he/she/it had been demineralizing we had been demineralizing you had been demineralizing they had been demineralizing
Conditional I would demineralize you would demineralize he/she/it would demineralize we would demineralize you would demineralize they would demineralize
Past Conditional I would have demineralized you would have demineralized he/she/it would have demineralized we would have demineralized you would have demineralized they would have demineralized
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. demineralize - remove the minerals or salts from; "demineralize water"chemical science ,
chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
remove ,
take away ,
withdraw ,
take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"