demineralizes
Removes mineral content
Demineralizes means removes minerals from something.
Water is demineralized for industrial or medical purposes, stripping out calcium, magnesium, and other dissolved minerals.
Bones and teeth demineralize when they lose calcium content, becoming weaker: Acidic foods can demineralize tooth enamel over time.
Removes by percolation
- depletesUses until gone
- weakensReduces strength or power
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
- skeletalOf or like bones
deficiency · brittleness · resorption · osteoclasts · acidosis · malnutrition · aging · menopause
Reduces intensity or hardness
- purifiesRemoves unwanted substances
- distillsPurifies through vaporization
- filtersSelective passage barriers
- ion-exchangeCharged particle substitution process
softener · hardness · conductivity · TDS · resins · cartridge · limescale
Uses until gone
- erodesWears away gradually
- exhaustsCompletely uses up
- leechesBlood-drinking segmented worms
- topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
overfarming · monoculture · degradation · infertile · barren · composting · fertilizer · fallow
leaches
Removes by percolation
- depletesUses until gone
- weakensReduces strength or power
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
skeletal · deficiency · brittleness · resorption · osteoclasts · acidosis · malnutrition · aging · menopause · rickets
softens
Reduces intensity or hardness
- purifiesRemoves unwanted substances
- distillsPurifies through vaporization
- filtersSelective passage barriers
ion-exchange · softener · hardness · conductivity · TDS · resins · cartridge · limescale
depletes
Uses until gone
topsoil · overfarming · monoculture · degradation · infertile · barren · composting · fertilizer · fallow · irrigation
demineralizesmineralizes
Deposits inorgite compounds
remineralizes · fortifies · enriches · calcifies · strengthens
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