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alendronate

(ə-lĕnˈdrə-nātˌ)

noun

A synthetic drug analogue of pyrophosphate that acts primarily on bone to inhibit its resorption and is used to treat and prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.

Origin:

Origin: Probably a(mino)

Origin: + (buty)l(id)en(e), a bivalent hydrocarbon radical (butyl + -id(e) + -ene)

Origin: + (hy)dr(oxy)

Origin: + (phosph)onate, chemical compound name (phosphon(ium) + -ate²)

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