OSTEAL

osseous, osteal, bony

(adjective) composed of or containing bone; “osseous tissue”

osteal

(adjective) relating to bone or to the skeleton

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

osteal (not comparable)

bony

Anagrams

• Lao Tse, elasto-, solate, stolae, talose

Source: Wiktionary


Os"te*al, a. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: Osseous.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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