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osteonectin

osteonectin noun: a protein that binds to hydroxyapatite to facilitate the mineralisation of collagen in bones.

Noun

osteonectin (countable and uncountable, plural osteonectins)

  1. A protein that binds to hydroxyapatite to facilitate the mineralisation of collagen in bones.

Forms of osteonectin

pluralosteonectins

Origin of osteonectin

From osteo- (“bone”) + nectin.

Questions about osteonectin

What does osteonectin mean?
Osteonectin means a protein that binds to hydroxyapatite to facilitate the mineralisation of collagen in bones.
What part of speech is osteonectin?
Osteonectin is a noun.
What is the plural of osteonectin?
The plural of osteonectin is osteonectins.

Words near osteonectin in the dictionary

  1. osteonal
  2. osteone
  3. osteonecroses
  4. osteonecrosis
  5. osteonecrotic
  6. osteonectin
  7. osteonectins
  8. osteones
  9. osteoneuromuscular
  10. osteonic
  11. osteons

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