desmineralizar
Spanish
Etymology
From des- + mineralizar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desmineɾaliˈθaɾ/ [d̪ez.mi.ne.ɾa.liˈθaɾ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /desmineɾaliˈsaɾ/ [d̪ez.mi.ne.ɾa.liˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: des‧mi‧ne‧ra‧li‧zar
Verb
desmineralizar (first-person singular present desmineralizo, first-person singular preterite desmineralicé, past participle desmineralizado)
- (transitive) to demineralize (to remove minerals or mineral salts from)
- Antonym: mineralizar
Conjugation
Conjugation of desmineralizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “desmineralizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024