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hydroxyapatite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
hy-drox-ya-p-atite
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From hydroxy- + apatite.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hydroxyapatites (plural) hydroxylapatite (alternative)

Derived Forms

fluorhydroxyapatite nanohydroxyapatite

Questions

What does hydroxyapatite mean?
A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth.
Where does hydroxyapatite come from?
From hydroxy- + apatite.

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