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risedronate

US/ɹɪˈsɛ.dɹəˌneɪt/

risedronate noun: the conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of risedronic acid, used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism.

Noun

risedronate (countable and uncountable, plural risedronates)

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

Forms of risedronate

pluralrisedronates

Origin of risedronate

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

Questions about risedronate

What does risedronate mean?
Risedronate means the conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of risedronic acid, used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism.
What part of speech is risedronate?
Risedronate is a noun.
How do you pronounce risedronate?
Risedronate is pronounced /ɹɪˈsɛ.dɹəˌneɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of risedronate?
The plural of risedronate is risedronates.

Words near risedronate in the dictionary

  1. riseable
  2. Risebero
  3. Riseberos
  4. Riseborough
  5. rised
  6. risedronate
  7. risedronates
  8. risedronic acid
  9. riseform
  10. riseforms
  11. risel

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