hydroxyapatite

English

Alternative forms

hydroxylapatite

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

Further reading

“Hydroxyapatite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
“hydroxyapatite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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