clodronate

English

Etymology

From clodronic acid +‎ -ate.

Noun

clodronate (plural clodronates)

1. (organic chemistry) The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of clodronic acid.
   1. (medicine) The sodium salt of clodronic acid, used as a bone resorption inhibitor and antihypercalcemic agent.

Hypernyms

• bisphosphonate
• diphosphonate

Coordinate terms

• clodronic acid (coordinate as an acid versus a base, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)

Translations

salt or ester

• Finnish: klodronaatti

medicine: sodium salt of clodronic acid

• Finnish: klodronaatti

Anagrams

• decolorant