osteoid

From osteo- +‎ -oid.

osteoid (comparative more osteoid, superlative most osteoid)

1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike

osteoid (plural osteoids)

1. An organic matrix of protein and polysaccharides, secreted by osteoblasts, that becomes bone after mineralization

• osteo-

• dootsie, Dootsie, dooties, sootied

Borrowed from French ostéoïde.

osteoid m or n (feminine singular osteoidă, masculine plural osteoizi, feminine/neuter plural osteoide)

1. osteoid