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diphosphonate

diphosphonate noun: any compound (especially a class of drugs) having two phosphonate groups.

Noun

diphosphonate (plural diphosphonates)

  1. Any compound (especially a class of drugs) having two phosphonate groups

Synonyms of diphosphonate

Forms of diphosphonate

pluraldiphosphonates

Origin of diphosphonate

From di- + phosphonate.

Words formed from diphosphonate

Questions about diphosphonate

What does diphosphonate mean?
Diphosphonate means any compound (especially a class of drugs) having two phosphonate groups.
What part of speech is diphosphonate?
Diphosphonate is a noun.
What is the plural of diphosphonate?
The plural of diphosphonate is diphosphonates.

Words near diphosphonate in the dictionary

  1. diphosphole
  2. diphospholes
  3. diphospholine
  4. diphosphomevalonate
  5. diphosphomevalonates
  6. diphosphonate
  7. diphosphonates
  8. diphosphonite
  9. diphosphonites
  10. diphosphonucleoside
  11. diphosphonucleosides

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