alendronate

== English == === Etymology === From alendronic acid +‎ -ate. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˈlɛn.dɹəˌneɪt/ === Noun === alendronate (plural alendronates) (pharmacology) The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of alendronic acid. ==== Hypernyms ==== bisphosphonate diphosphonate aminobisphosphonate ==== Coordinate terms ==== alendronic acid (coordinate as an acid versus a base, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution) ==== Translations ==== === References === “alendronate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, (Can we date this quote?)