osteal

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adjective

bony

Similar
osseousbony
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English osteo- ← Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon) →
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Meanings

adjectiveosteal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebony

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecomposed of or containing bone

Similar
osseousbony
Also see
bonyosseous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
  2. Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
  3. Englishosteo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. Englishosteal

From osteo- + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

solatetalose
Cite this entry
APA

osteal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteal

MLA

“osteal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteal.

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