bisphosphonate

bisphosphonate
bis·phos·pho·nate (.)bī-'fäs-fə-.nāt n any of a group of carbon-substituted analogs (as etidronate) of pyrophosphate that are potent inhibitors of osteoclast-mediated bone resorption

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bis·phos·pho·nate (bis-fosґfə-nāt) diphosphonate.

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