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osteocolla

osteocolla noun: a kind of glue obtained from bones.

Noun

osteocolla

  1. A kind of glue obtained from bones.
  2. A cellular calc tufa, found as incrustations on plant stems, once believed to have the power to unite fractured bones.

Origin of osteocolla

From osteo- + Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”).

Questions about osteocolla

What does osteocolla mean?
Osteocolla means a kind of glue obtained from bones.
What part of speech is osteocolla?
Osteocolla is a noun.

Words near osteocolla in the dictionary

  1. osteoclastomas
  2. osteoclastomata
  3. osteoclasts
  4. osteoclasty
  5. osteoclasy
  6. osteocolla
  7. osteocompatibility
  8. osteocompatible
  9. osteocompetent
  10. osteoconductance
  11. osteoconduction

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