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fluorohydroxyapatite

fluorohydroxyapatite is the alternative form of fluorhydroxyapatite.

Meaning of fluorhydroxyapatite

Noun

fluorhydroxyapatite (uncountable)

  1. The tooth mineral formed by the action of fluoride on hydroxyapatite
    • The fluorhydroxyapatite formed over time during the remineralisation process in an initial caries lesion is more resistant to future demineralisation.2015 August 29, Ratilal Lalloo et al., “Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of a single annual professional intervention for the prevention of childhood dental caries in a remote rural...

Questions about fluorohydroxyapatite

What is fluorohydroxyapatite the alternative form of?
Fluorohydroxyapatite is the alternative form of fluorhydroxyapatite.

Words near fluorohydroxyapatite in the dictionary

  1. fluorohectorites
  2. fluorohydride
  3. fluorohydrides
  4. fluorohydrin
  5. fluorohydrins
  6. fluorohydroxyapatite
  7. fluoroid
  8. fluoroids
  9. fluoroimage
  10. fluoroimages
  11. fluoroimaging

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