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bisphosphonate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
bis-pho-s-pho-nate
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of organic compounds having two phosphate groups attached to a single carbon atom.

noun

Any of several pharmaceuticals having this structure; they are inhibitors of bone resorption, used to treat several diseases including Paget's disease and osteoporosis.

Etymology

From bis- + phosphonate.

Inflected Forms

bisphosphonates (plural)

Phrases

bisphossy jaw bisphosphonate osteochemonecrosis phossy jaw

Frequently Paired Words

phossy jaw

Synonyms

diphosphonate

Questions

What does bisphosphonate mean?
Any of a class of organic compounds having two phosphate groups attached to a single carbon atom.
Where does bisphosphonate come from?
From bis- + phosphonate.

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