pamidronic acid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From [Term?] +‎ -dronate (“calcium metabolism regulator”) acid.

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Noun[edit]

pamidronic acid (uncountable)

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  1. (pharmacology) (3-amino-1-hydroxy-1-phosphono-)phosphonic acid—a bisphosphonate drug to inhibit bone loss.

Coordinate terms[edit]

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

Translations[edit]

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