HYDROXYAPATITE


Meaning of HYDROXYAPATITE in English

/huy drok'see ap"euh tuyt'/ , n.

a mineral, Ca 10 (PO 4 ) 6 OH 2 , that is the principal storage form of calcium and phosphorus in bone.

[ 1910-15; HYDROXY- + APATITE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .