Meanings
suffix
- chemistrydescribes derivatives of etidronic acid, used as calcium metabolism regulators
Origin
From etidronic acid, itself from et(hyl) + (h)ydr(oxy-) + (di-) + (phosph)onic.
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APA
-dronic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-dronic
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“-dronic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-dronic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-dronic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-dronic.
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