Biomineralize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Biomineralize is a verb meaning (biology) To mineralize within a biological organism; e.g. to form bone (in vertebrates) or silica skeleton (in diatoms).
Meaning
(biology) To mineralize within a biological organism; e.g. to form bone (in vertebrates) or silica skeleton (in diatoms).
Example Sentences
Instead, it seems more likely that this organism biomineralizes and arranges endogenous magnetite crystals in a highly controlled fashion within the cell where intracellular structural elements play a significant role in magnetosome, as has been shown for magnetotactic prokaryotes.
Word Forms
- biomineralizes
- biomineralizing
- biomineralized
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include biomineralise, mineralize, permineralize, mineralise, mineralogize, mineralogise.
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