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fenofibrate

US/ˌfɛn.oʊˈfaɪˌbɹeɪt/

fenofibrate noun: a lipid-regulating drug C₂₀H₂₁ClO₄ that is administered orally to reduce levels of LDL, triglyceride, and apolipoprotein B and increase levels of HDL and is used chiefly to treat hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. It is metabolized in the liver to form pharmacologically-active fenofibric acid, and is marketed under the trademarks Antara, Fenoglide, Lipofen, Lofibra, TriCor, and Triglide.

fenofibrate: a lipid-regulating drug C₂₀H₂₁ClO₄ that is administered orally to reduce levels of LDL,...
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Noun

fenofibrate (countable and uncountable, plural fenofibrates)

  1. A lipid-regulating drug C₂₀H₂₁ClO₄ that is administered orally to reduce levels of LDL, triglyceride, and apolipoprotein B and increase levels of HDL and is used chiefly to treat hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. It is metabolized in the liver to form pharmacologically-active fenofibric acid, and is marketed under the trademarks Antara, Fenoglide, Lipofen, Lofibra, TriCor, and Triglide.

Forms of fenofibrate

pluralfenofibrates

Origin of fenofibrate

From pheno- + -fibrate (“clofibrate derivative”).

Questions about fenofibrate

What does fenofibrate mean?
Fenofibrate means a lipid-regulating drug C₂₀H₂₁ClO₄ that is administered orally to reduce levels of LDL, triglyceride, and apolipoprotein B and increase levels of HDL and is used chiefly to treat hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. It is metabolized in the liver to form pharmacologically-active fenofibric acid, and is marketed under the trademarks Antara, Fenoglide, Lipofen, Lofibra, TriCor, and Triglide.
What part of speech is fenofibrate?
Fenofibrate is a noun.
How do you pronounce fenofibrate?
Fenofibrate is pronounced /ˌfɛn.oʊˈfaɪˌbɹeɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of fenofibrate?
The plural of fenofibrate is fenofibrates.

Words near fenofibrate in the dictionary

  1. fenochio
  2. fenoctimine
  3. fenocycline
  4. fenodyree
  5. fenodyrees
  6. fenofibrate
  7. fenofibrates
  8. fenofibric acid
  9. fenoldopam
  10. fenolopam
  11. fenoprofen

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