osseous

Adjective

Meaning

Composed of bone; resembling bone; capable of forming bone; bony; ossific.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bony osteal stony boney gaunt hard concrete bone dense cement anatomical skeletal adamant skinny cartilaginous

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Antonyms

full heavy chubby buxom soft fat

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Phrases with the word

osseous matter calf osseous tissue viable osseous tissue intra-osseous lower leg osseous tissue osseous age determination

Examples

A big man is always accused of gluttony, whereas a wizened or osseous man can eat like a refugee at every meal, and no one ever notices his greed. Robertson Davies

osseous tissue Source: Internet

Thylacines, uniquely for marsupials, have largely cartilaginous epipubic bones with a highly reduced osseous element. Source: Internet

In some cases, underlying words can also be determined from the pattern of their letters; for example, attract, osseous, and words with those two as the root are the only common English words with the pattern ABBCADB. Source: Internet

The primary tissue of bone, bone tissue (osseous tissue), is relatively hard and lightweight. Source: Internet

The term "osseous", and the prefix "osteo-", referring to things related to bone, are still used commonly today. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

osseoperception osseophilic osseoseptocutaneous osseous age determination osseous development osseous elixir