bisphosphonate (English, noun)
expansion: bisphosphonate (plural bisphosphonates)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a class of organic compounds having two phosphate groups attached to a single carbon atom.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Any of several pharmaceuticals having this structure; they are inhibitors of bone resorption, used to treat several diseases including Paget's disease and osteoporosis.
Forms:
form: bisphosphonates
tags: plural