"Demineralize" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Demineralize means to remove minerals or mineral content from something. In medicine, for example, demineralizing solutions are used to extract minerals from teeth or bone tissue. In chemistry, demineralization is a process of removing ions from a solution, making it neutral or deionized. The phrase can also be used figuratively to describe the removal of essential qualities or characteristics, such as demineralizing a person's sense of purpose or identity.