bisphosphonate

See also: Bisphosphonate

English

Etymology

From bis- +‎ phosphonate.

Noun

bisphosphonate (plural bisphosphonates)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds having two phosphate groups attached to a single carbon atom.
2. (medicine) Any of several pharmaceuticals having this structure; they are inhibitors of bone resorption, used to treat several diseases including Paget's disease and osteoporosis.

Usage notes

Do not confuse a bisphosphonate with a biphosphate, nor a diphosphonate with a diphosphate.

Synonyms

• diphosphonate

Hyponyms

• alendronate / alendronic acid
• clodronate / clodronic acid
• ibandronate / ibandronic acid
• medronate / medronic acid
• neridronate / neridronic acid
• olpadronate / olpadronic acid
• pamidronate / pamidronic acid
• risedronate / risedronic acid
• tiludronate / tiludronic acid
• zoledronate / zoledronic acid

Derived terms

• (medicine): bisphossy jaw, bisphosphonate osteochemonecrosis

Related terms

• (chemistry): phossy jaw

Translations

organic compound

• Finnish: difosfonaatti

Anagrams

• biphosphonates