medronate

English

Noun

medronate (uncountable)

1. The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of medronic acid, as (usually, especially) the technetium salt used as an radiotracer in medical imaging.

Synonyms

• MDP
• methylene diphosphonate

Hypernyms

• bisphosphonate
• diphosphonate

Coordinate terms

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

Anagrams

• Notre Dame, Nôtre Dame, adorement, emendator