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bisphosphonates

bisphosphonates is the plural of bisphosphonate.

Meaning of bisphosphonate

Noun

bisphosphonate (plural bisphosphonates)

  1. Any of a class of organic compounds having two phosphate groups attached to a single carbon atom.
  2. Any of several pharmaceuticals having this structure; they are inhibitors of bone resorption, used to treat several diseases including Paget's disease and osteoporosis.

Questions about bisphosphonates

What is bisphosphonates the plural of?
Bisphosphonates is the plural of bisphosphonate.

Words near bisphosphonates in the dictionary

  1. bisphosphoglycerates
  2. bisphosphoinositide
  3. bisphosphoinositides
  4. bisphosphonate
  5. bisphosphonate osteochemonecrosis
  6. bisphosphonates
  7. bisphosphorylated
  8. bisphossy jaw
  9. bispinor
  10. bispinors
  11. bispinose

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