"Demineralized" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Demineralized refers to a substance or solution that has been treated to remove minerals or inorganic compounds, typically as a part of a process such as water purification or laboratory analysis.
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.