risedronate

== English == === Etymology === From risedronic acid +‎ -ate (“salt or ester”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsɛ.dɹəˌneɪt/ === Noun === risedronate (countable and uncountable, plural risedronates) (pharmacology) The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of risedronic acid, used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism. ==== Hypernyms ==== bisphosphonate diphosphonate ==== Coordinate terms ==== risedronic acid (coordinate as an acid versus a base, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution) === References === “risedronate”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === noise trader, raison d'etre, raison d'être