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demigoddess
demijohn
demilitarise
demilitarised zone
demilitarize
demilitarized zone
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demineralize
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demineralize
de·min·er·al·ize [ dee mínnərə lz ] (past and past participle de·min·er·al·ized, present participle de·min·er·al·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular de·min·er·al·iz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
remove mineral salts from: to remove minerals or mineral salts from something such as bone or a liquid

de·min·er·al·i·za·tion [ dee mìnnərəli záysh'n ] noun
de·min·er·al·i·zer noun
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