Definitions for osteoidˈɒs tiˌɔɪd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
os•te•oidˈɒs tiˌɔɪd(adj.)
having a skeleton of bones.
Category: Zoology
resembling bone; bonelike.
Origin of osteoid:
1830–40; < Gk osté(on ) bone + -oid
Wiktionary
osteoid(Noun)
An organic matrix of protein and polysaccharides, secreted by osteoblasts, that becomes bone after mineralization
osteoid(Adjective)
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike
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