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osteoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
os-teoid
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike

noun

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

Etymology

From osteo- + -oid.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more osteoid (comparative) most osteoid (superlative) osteoids (plural)

Derived Forms

osteoidosis

Phrases

osteo-

Frequently Paired Words

osteo-

Questions

What does osteoid mean?
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike
Where does osteoid come from?
From osteo- + -oid.

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