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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > biochemistry > biomineralization
Fields of Study > chemistry > reaction chemistry > chemical reactions > mineralization > biomineralization
Preferred Term:

biomineralization

Definition:
The taxonomically widespread process by which living organisms produce minerals for, inter alia, support, defence, and feeding. These minerals often form structural features such as shells of mollusks, skeletons of corals, tests of echinoderms, and bones of vertebrates.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
biochemistry, mineralization
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Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • biomineralisation
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/255618
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