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clofibrate

US/kloʊˈfaɪˌbɹeɪt/

clofibrate noun: a compound C₁₂H₁₅ClO₃ used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats and cholesterol in the blood.

clofibrate: a compound C₁₂H₁₅ClO₃ used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats and...
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Noun

clofibrate (countable and uncountable, plural clofibrates)

  1. A compound C₁₂H₁₅ClO₃ used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats and cholesterol in the blood.

Forms of clofibrate

pluralclofibrates

Origin of clofibrate

From chlo(ro)- + fibro- + -ate (“ester”).

Words formed from clofibrate

Questions about clofibrate

What does clofibrate mean?
Clofibrate means a compound C₁₂H₁₅ClO₃ used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats and cholesterol in the blood.
What part of speech is clofibrate?
Clofibrate is a noun.
How do you pronounce clofibrate?
Clofibrate is pronounced /kloʊˈfaɪˌbɹeɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of clofibrate?
The plural of clofibrate is clofibrates.

Words near clofibrate in the dictionary

  1. clofezone
  2. cloff
  3. cloffice
  4. cloffices
  5. cloffs
  6. clofibrate
  7. clofibrates
  8. clofibriate
  9. clofibric
  10. clofibric acid
  11. clofibride

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