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pamidronate

pamidronate noun: the conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of pamidronic acid. Used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism.

Noun

pamidronate (uncountable)

  1. The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of pamidronic acid. Used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism.

Origin of pamidronate

From pamidronic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about pamidronate

What does pamidronate mean?
Pamidronate means the conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of pamidronic acid. Used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism.
What part of speech is pamidronate?
Pamidronate is a noun.

Words near pamidronate in the dictionary

  1. Pamelyn
  2. pamerin
  3. pamerins
  4. Pamheiba
  5. pamicogrel
  6. pamidronate
  7. pamidronates
  8. pamidronic acid
  9. Pamilihan
  10. Pamintuan
  11. Pamintuans

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