hydroxyapatite

English

Alternative forms

hydroxylapatite

Etymology

hydroxy- +‎ apatite

Noun

hydroxyapatite (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxyapatites)

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

Derived terms

fluorhydroxyapatite

Translations

certain mineral

Czech: hydroxyapatit m
Hungarian: hidroxiapatit
Italian: idrossiapatite (it) f

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Hydroxyapatite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“hydroxyapatite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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