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osteolite

osteolite noun: a massive impure apatite, or calcium phosphate.

Noun

osteolite (plural osteolites)

  1. A massive impure apatite, or calcium phosphate.

Forms of osteolite

pluralosteolites

Origin of osteolite

From osteo- + -lite.

Questions about osteolite

What does osteolite mean?
Osteolite means a massive impure apatite, or calcium phosphate.
What part of speech is osteolite?
Osteolite is a noun.
What is the plural of osteolite?
The plural of osteolite is osteolites.

Words near osteolite in the dictionary

  1. osteolepiform
  2. osteolepiforms
  3. osteoligamentous
  4. osteolineage
  5. osteolineages
  6. osteolite
  7. osteolites
  8. osteolith
  9. osteolithic
  10. osteoliths
  11. osteologer

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