First Known Use: 1840
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1osteoid
adjective os·te·oid \ˈäs-tē-ˌȯid\
Definition of OSTEOID
: resembling bone
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Rhymes with OSTEOID
adenoid, alkaloid, amoeboid, aneroid, anthropoid, arachnoid, asteroid, Australoid, carcinoid, Caucasoid, celluloid, crystalloid, echinoid, ellipsoid, embryoid, eunuchoid, flavonoid, helicoid, hemorrhoid, hominoid, humanoid, hysteroid, metalloid, Mongoloid, myeloid, nautiloid, nucleoid, null and void, obovoid, opioid, overjoyed, paranoid, planetoid, Polaroid, retinoid, rheumatoid, solenoid, Stalinoid, trapezoid, unalloyed, unemployed
2osteoid
noun
Definition of OSTEOID
: uncalcified bone matrix
First Known Use of OSTEOID
1934
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