alendronate
nounUS /əˈlɛn.dɹəˌneɪt/
Etymology From alendronic acid + -ate.
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Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of alendronic acid.
- The main treatments now for osteoporosis are drugs called bisphosphonates, like Actonel, Boniva and alendronate, the generic version of Merck’s Fosamax.2009 August 14, Andrew Pollack, “A Partial Approval for Amgen’s Osteoporosis Drug”, in New York Times:
- Hypernyms
- bisphosphonate, aminobisphosphonate, diphosphonate
- Coordinate terms
- alendronic acid