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Word: Biomineral
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1970s; earliest use found in Acta Crystallographica. From bio- + mineral
Definition:
An inorganic mineral substance produced by a living organism, typically forming hard supporting structures such as bone, shell, and coral; a biogenic mineral.
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