bioapatite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of calcium phosphate that is the major component in the mineralised part of vertebrate bone teeth, and in case of fish, scales.

Word forms

bioapatite bioapatites

Etymology

From bio- + apatite.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.