• nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 day ago

    Here’s a cross-over mineral and biology:

    Teeth are not bone. They are made of a variety of the mineral apatite called hydroxyapatite (fluoride treatment converts some of it into fluorapatite, which has stronger chemical bonds).

    Further, apatite is a homophone for appetite but they come from completely different root words.