Diphosphonate

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any compound (especially a class of drugs) having two phosphonate groups

Synonyms

All synonyms
biphosphonatebiphosphonatebisphosphonatebisphosphonate

Etymology

From di- + phosphonate.

Related phrases

aminohydroxypropylidene diphosphonatemethylene diphosphonate

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