medronate

English

Noun

medronate (uncountable)

1. The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of medronic acid, as (usually, especially) the technetium salt used as a radiotracer in medical imaging.

Synonyms

• MDP
• methylene diphosphonate

Hypernyms

• bisphosphonate
• diphosphonate

Coordinate terms

• medronic acid (coordinate as an acid versus a base, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)

Anagrams

• Notre Dame, Nôtre Dame, adorement, emendator