osteoid

English

Etymology

osteo- +‎ -oid

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

See also

• osteo-

Anagrams

• dootsie, sootied