clodronic acid

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Etymology[edit]

From (di)chlo(ro)- +‎ -dronic (calcium metabolism regulator) acid.

Noun[edit]

clodronic acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) The chlorinated phosphonic acid CCl2(PO(OH)2)2.

Coordinate terms[edit]

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

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