OSTEOID

Etymology

Adjective

osteoid (comparative more osteoid, superlative most osteoid)

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike

Noun

osteoid (plural osteoids)

An organic matrix of protein and polysaccharides, secreted by osteoblasts, that becomes bone after mineralization

Anagrams

• dootsie, sootied

Source: Wiktionary


Os"te*oid, a. Etym: [Osteo- + -oid: cf. Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: Resembling bone; bonelike.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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