clofibrate

(klō fībrāt′, -fibrāt′)

noun

a drug, CHClO, taken to reduce the level of lipids, esp. cholesterol, in the blood

See clofibrate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A synthetic drug, C12H15ClO3, used primarily to reduce abnormally elevated levels of plasma cholesterol and triglyceride.

Origin:

Origin: clofibr(ic acid) (perhaps c(h)lo(ro)- + fibr(o)- + -ic)

Origin: + -ate2

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