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clodronate

clodronate noun: the conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of clodronic acid.

Noun

clodronate (plural clodronates)

  1. The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of clodronic acid.
    1. The sodium salt of clodronic acid, used as a bone resorption inhibitor and antihypercalcemic agent.

Forms of clodronate

pluralclodronates

Origin of clodronate

From clodronic acid + -ate.

Questions about clodronate

What does clodronate mean?
Clodronate means the conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of clodronic acid.
What part of speech is clodronate?
Clodronate is a noun.
What is the plural of clodronate?
The plural of clodronate is clodronates.

Words near clodronate in the dictionary

  1. clodpole
  2. clodpoles
  3. clodpolish
  4. clodpoll
  5. clodpolls
  6. clodronate
  7. clodronated
  8. clodronates
  9. clodronic acid
  10. clodrosome
  11. clodrosomes

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