English Explanatory Dictionary

hydroxyapatite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth.

Word forms

hydroxyapatite hydroxyapatites hydroxylapatite

Etymology

From hydroxy- + apatite.

Derived words

fluorhydroxyapatite nanohydroxyapatite
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on H Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary