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Bisphosphonate
bisphosphonate
bisphosphonate
See also: Bisphosphonate
English
Noun
bisphosphonate (plural bisphosphonates)
- (chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds having two phosphate groups attached to a single carbon atom
- (medicine) Several pharmaceuticals, having this structure, that are used to treat Paget's disease by restricting bone loss
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organic compound
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