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osteoid

osteoid adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike.

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

osteoid meaning in Tamil

osteoid in Tamil

எலும்பு உரு, எலும்பொத்த, ஆஸ்ட்டியாய்டு

Forms of osteoid

Adjective
comparativemore osteoid
superlativemost osteoid
Noun
pluralosteoids

Origin of osteoid

From osteo- + -oid.

Words formed from osteoid

Questions about osteoid

What does osteoid mean?
Osteoid means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike.
What is osteoid in Tamil?
Osteoid in Tamil is எலும்பு உரு, எலும்பொத்த, ஆஸ்ட்டியாய்டு. See Osteoid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is osteoid?
Osteoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near osteoid in the dictionary

  1. osteohistologic
  2. osteohistological
  3. osteohistologically
  4. osteohistology
  5. osteohydatidosis
  6. osteoid
  7. osteoidosis
  8. osteoids
  9. osteoimmune
  10. osteoimmunological
  11. osteoimmunology

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Adapted from Wiktionary: osteoid (page history and authors); osteoid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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