osteoid

== English == === Etymology === From osteo- +‎ -oid. === Adjective === osteoid (comparative more osteoid, superlative most osteoid) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike === Noun === osteoid (plural osteoids) An organic matrix of protein and polysaccharides, secreted by osteoblasts, that becomes bone after mineralization ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === osteo- === Anagrams === dootsie, Dootsie, dooties, sootied == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ostéoïde. === Adjective === osteoid m or n (feminine singular osteoidă, masculine plural osteoizi, feminine/neuter plural osteoide) osteoid ==== Declension ====