osteopromotive

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adjective

That promotes the formation of bone tissue

OriginEnglish promotive ← Latin prōmōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō →
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Meanings

adjectiveosteopromotive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineThat promotes the formation of bone tissue

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
  2. Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
  3. Englishosteo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  8. Proto-Italic*pro-
  9. Latinprō-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  12. Proto-Italic*moweō
  13. Latinmoveō
  14. Latinprōmoveō
  15. Latinprōmōtus
  16. Englishpromote
  17. Englishpromotive
  18. Englishosteopromotive

From osteo- + promotive.

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APA

osteopromotive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteopromotive

MLA

“osteopromotive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteopromotive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteopromotive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteopromotive.

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