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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28 May 2025

AIR

(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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