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ostéocolle

French, noun\ɔ.ste.ɔ.kɔl\

ostéocolle is spelled O-S-T-É-O-C-O-L-L-E (10 letters). Ostéocolle is a French feminine noun meaning “the coating of lime that builds up on objects suspended in a source of hard water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Carbonate de chaux qui se dépose sur les corps étrangers plongés dans les fontaines dont l’eau est chargée de…”.

What does ostéocolle mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininethe coating of lime that builds up on objects suspended in a source of hard water

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Carbonate de chaux qui se dépose sur les corps étrangers plongés dans les fontaines dont l’eau est chargée de ce sel; on lui supposait la propriété de favoriser la formation du cal dans les fractures.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of ostéocolle

  • ostéocolles plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce ostéocolle?

  • \ɔ.ste.ɔ.kɔl\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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