Present participle of 'demineralize'; the ongoing process of removing minerals.
Present participle form with '-ing' suffix applied to 'demineralize.' The '-ing' form has been fundamental to English since Old English and creates both gerunds (nouns) and present continuous verb forms.
Leaching—the demineralizing process where rain washes minerals deep into soil—actually works backward in deserts, bringing minerals up to the surface, which is why salt crusts form in arid regions.
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