demineralize

Questions about demineralize

What does demineralize mean?

demineralize means "remove the minerals or salts from".

How many syllables are in demineralize?

demineralize has 5 syllables: de-mi-ne-ra-lize. The stress falls on "ne".

What is another word for demineralize?

Close synonyms include demineralise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is demineralize a common word?

demineralize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.