clodronic acid

English

Etymology

From (di)chlo(ro)- +‎ -dronic (“calcium metabolism regulator”) acid.

Noun

clodronic acid (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) The chlorinated phosphonic acid CCl₂(PO(OH)₂)₂.

Coordinate terms

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

Translations

chlorinated phosphonic acid

• Finnish: klodronihappo