hydroxyapatite

[ hahy-drok-see-ap-uh-tahyt ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydroxyapatite¹

First recorded in 1910–15; hydroxy- + apatite

Example Sentences

To assemble the artificial tooth enamel, the engineers made their own tightly aligned crystal hydroxyapatite nanowires and coated them with zirconium dioxide, an even stronger version of the magnesium amorphous material, Zhao writes.

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