biomineralize

== English == === Etymology === From bio- +‎ mineralize. === Verb === biomineralize (third-person singular simple present biomineralizes, present participle biomineralizing, simple past and past participle biomineralized) (biology) To mineralize within a biological organism; e.g. to form bone (in vertebrates) or silica skeleton (in diatoms). ==== Related terms ==== biomineralization