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risedronate

/ɹɪˈsɛ.dɹəˌneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
rise-dronate
IPA
/ɹɪˈsɛ.dɹəˌneɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of risedronic acid, used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From risedronic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹɪˈsɛ.dɹəˌneɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

risedronates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

risedronic acid

Questions

How do you pronounce risedronate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈsɛ.dɹəˌneɪt/.
What does risedronate mean?
The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of risedronic acid, used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism.
Where does risedronate come from?
From risedronic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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