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-dronic

-dronic suffix: describes derivatives of etidronic acid, used as calcium metabolism regulators.

Suffix

-dronic

  1. describes derivatives of etidronic acid, used as calcium metabolism regulators

Origin of -dronic

From etidronic acid, itself from et(hyl) + (h)ydr(oxy-) + (di-) + (phosph)onic.

Questions about -dronic

What does -dronic mean?
-dronic means describes derivatives of etidronic acid, used as calcium metabolism regulators.
What part of speech is -dronic?
-dronic is a suffix.

Words near -dronic in the dictionary

  1. -drome
  2. -dromic
  3. -dromous
  4. -dromy
  5. -dronate
  6. -dronic
  7. -duct
  8. -dutant
  9. -dyl
  10. -dyne
  11. -dynia

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