Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osteal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-teal
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English -al English osteal From osteo- + -al.

Derived Forms

otosteal periosteal

Synonyms

osseous bony

Questions

What does osteal mean?: bony
Where does osteal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English -al English osteal From osteo- + -al.

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