hydroxyapatite

English

Hydroxyapatite

Alternative forms

• hydroxylapatite

Etymology

From hydroxy- +‎ apatite.

Noun

hydroxyapatite (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxyapatites)

1. A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth.

Derived terms

• fluorhydroxyapatite

Translations

certain mineral

• Czech: hydroxyapatit m
• Hungarian: hidroxiapatit (hu)
• Italian: idrossiapatite (it) f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Hydroxyapatite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “hydroxyapatite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.