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Meaning of etidronic acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌɛt.ɪˌdɹɑn.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd

Definitions

The phosphonic acid (1-hydroxy-1-phosphono-ethyl)phosphonic acid which inhibits the formation, growth, and dissolution of hydroxyapatite crystals and is administered orally in the treatment of some bone diseases (such as Paget's disease of bone).

uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi etidronihappo

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

etifelmine etifenin etifoxine Étigny Etihad etilefrine

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