osteoid

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike

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Meanings

adjectiveosteoid (comparative more osteoid, superlative most osteoid)

comparative more osteoid · superlative most osteoid

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike
nounosteoid (plural osteoids)

plural osteoids

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

Origin

From osteo- + -oid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dootsie
Cite this entry
APA

osteoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteoid

MLA

“osteoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteoid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteoid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteoid.

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