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Inorganic Chemicals > Calcium Compounds > Calcium Phosphates > Apatites > Hydroxyapatites
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... > Inorganic Chemicals > Phosphorus Compounds > Phosphorus Acids > Phosphoric Acids > Phosphates > Calcium Phosphates > Apatites > Hydroxyapatites
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Acids > Acids, Noncarboxylic > Phosphorus Acids > Phosphoric Acids > Phosphates > Calcium Phosphates > Apatites > Hydroxyapatites
Inorganic Chemicals > Minerals > Apatites > Hydroxyapatites

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Hydroxyapatites  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Derivatives, Hydroxyapatite
  • Hydroxyapatite Derivatives

Note

  • in phosphorite deposits & biol tissue

Scope note

  • A group of compounds with the general formula M10(PO4)6(OH)2, where M is barium, strontium, or calcium. The compounds are the principal mineral in phosphorite deposits, biological tissue, human bones, and teeth. They are also used as an anticaking agent and polymer catalysts. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

History note

  • 75; was HYDROXYAPATITE 1964-74 (Prov 1964-66)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006882

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