osteoid

English

Etymology

From osteo- +‎ -oid.

Adjective

osteoid (comparative more osteoid, superlative most osteoid)

1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike

Noun

osteoid (plural osteoids)

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

See also

• osteo-

Anagrams

• dootsie, Dootsie, dooties, sootied

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ostéoïde.

Adjective

osteoid m or n (feminine singular osteoidă, masculine plural osteoizi, feminine and neuter plural osteoide)

1. osteoid

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	osteoid		osteoidă		osteoizi	osteoide
	definite	osteoidul		osteoida		osteoizii	osteoidele
genitive- dative	indefinite	osteoid		osteoide		osteoizi	osteoide
	definite	osteoidului		osteoidei		osteoizilor	osteoidelor