Look up: Bone

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   Bone
   Bone is moslty composed of hard calcium phosphate plus a slightly flexible collagen matrix.
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   Bone
   Bone is the hard skeletal part of an animal.
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   Bone
   Naval To Bone. Common (originally Naval) slang for to pilfer, steal or scrounge. The word comes from the name of a Boatswain in Admiral Cornwallis's Flag Ship, who was notorious for making good deficiencies in his stores by stealing from other ships. The Admiral is reported to have said to the Boatswain on one occasion: 'I trust, Mr. Bone, you will leave me with my anchors'.
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   bone
   [n] - the porous calcified substance from which bones are made 2. [n] - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates 3. [n] - a shade of white the color of bleached bones 4. [v] - remove the bones from (an animal)
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   Bone
   A rigid object analogous to a real bone, placed inside the ‘skeleton` of a character during the process of rigging it for animation. When a bone is moved, it acts upon the mesh of the character model, deforming it.
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   Bone
   Bones from a wide variety of animals were used. It can be cut, carved and decorated easily Uses: Whole - tools, handles, flutes Ground - grog for pottery Roast - source of potash
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   Bone
   A material which makes up the skeleton of an animal. Primarily based on phosphate and carbonate. Bones are strong because they contain calcium. Bones are hollow and contain a soft substance called bone marrow.
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   Bone
   Bone: Bone is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body serve several other purposes. They support and protect internal organs (for example, the sku ...
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   Bone
   Bone noun [ Middle English bon , ban , Anglo-Saxon bān ; akin to Icelandic bein , Swedish ben , Dan. & Dutch been , German bein bone, leg; confer Icelandic beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gela ...
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    Bone
    Bone transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Boned ; present participle & verbal noun Boning .] 1. To withdraw bones from the flesh of, as in cookery. 'To bone a turkey.' Soyer. 2. To put whalebone into; as, to bone stays. Ash. 3. To fertilize with bone. 4. To st ...
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    Bone
    Bone transitive verb [ French bornoyer to look at with one eye, to sight, from borgne one-eyed.] To sight along an object or set of objects, to see if it or they be level or in line, as in carpentry, masonry, and surveying. Knight. « Joiners, etc., bone their work with two straight edges. W. M. Buchanan. »
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    1. <anatomy> The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gelatine; as, blood and bone. ... Even in the hardest parts of bone there are many minute cavities containing living matter and connected by minute canals, some of which connect with larger canals th ...
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    os noun rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
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    ivory noun a shade of white the color of bleached bones
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    osseous tissue noun the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
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    debone verb remove the bones from; `bone the turkey before roasting it`
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    Bone
    `Bones` are rigid organs that form part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They function to move, support, and protect the various organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells and store minerals. Because bones come in a variety of shapes and have a complex internal and external structure, they are lightweight, yet strong and hard, in addition to fulfilling their many other functions. One of the types of tissues that makes up bone is the...
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    bone
    (bōn) the hard, rigid type of connective tissue that makes up most of the skeleton of a vertebrate and is composed chiefly of calcium salts. any distinct piece of the skeleton of the body of a vertebrate. There are 206 separate bones in the human body; they are bound together by ligaments at the joints and ...
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    Bone
    • (v. t.) To sight along an object or set of objects, to see if it or they be level or in line, as in carpentry, masonry, and surveying. • (n.) Dice. • (v. t.) To withdraw bones from the flesh of, as in cookery. • (n.) Anything made of bone, as a bobbin for weaving bone lace. • (n.) Whalebone; hence, a piece of whalebone or...
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    bone
    rigid body tissue consisting of cells embedded in an abundant, hard intercellular material. The two principal components of this material, collagen ... [18 related articles]
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    A hard connective tissue consisting of cells embedded in a matrix of mineralized ground substance and collagen fibers. The fibers are impregnated with a form of calcium phosphate similar to hydroxyapatite as well as with substantial quantities of carbonate, citrate sodium, and magnesium; by weight, bone is composed of 75% inorganic material and 25%...
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    Contents • Compact bone • Spongy bone • Bone formation • Bone growth • Classification of bones • How to maintain healthy bones A connective tissue consisting of three types of cell that contribute to bone homeostasis. These are bone-building osteoblasts, stationary...
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    Bône
    Bône: see Annaba, Algeria.
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    bone
    bone, hard tissue that forms the skeleton of the body in vertebrate animals. In the very young, the skeleton is composed largely of cartilage and is therefore pliable, reducing the incidence of bone fracture and breakage in childhood. The inorganic, or mineral, content of bone is mainly calcium, pho...
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