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hydroxyapatite

[ hahy-drok-see-ap-uh-tahyt ]
/ haɪˌdrɒk siˈæp əˌtaɪt /

noun

a mineral, Ca10(PO4)6OH2, that is the principal storage form of calcium and phosphorus in bone.

Nearby words

hydroxonium ion, hydroxy, hydroxy acid, hydroxy-, hydroxyacetic acid, hydroxyapatite, hydroxybenzene, hydroxybutyric acid, hydroxychloroquine, hydroxyketone, hydroxykynureninuria

Origin of hydroxyapatite

First recorded in 1910–15; hydroxy- + apatite
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Medicine definitions for hydroxyapatite

hydroxyapatite

[ hī-drŏk′sē-ăp′ə-tīt′ ]

n.

The principal bone salt that provides the compressional strength of vertebrate bone.
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