demineralisation

English Thesaurus

1. the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water) (noun.process)

hypernym	:	chemical action, chemical change, chemical process,
definition	:	(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved (noun.process)

2. abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone) (noun.state)

hypernym	:	pathology,
definition	:	any deviation from a healthy or normal condition (noun.state)

part meronym	:	osteomalacia,
definition	:	abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D (noun.state)

3. the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water) (noun.process)

derivation	:	demineralise, demineralize, demineralise, demineralize,
definition	:	remove the minerals or salts from (verb.change)

derivation	:	demineralise, demineralize, demineralise, demineralize,
definition	:	remove the minerals or salts from (verb.change)