Meanings
nounclodronic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe chlorinated phosphonic acid CCl₂(PO(OH)₂)₂.
Origin
From (di)chlo(ro)- + -dronic (“calcium metabolism regulator”) acid.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish klodronihappo
- klodronihappochlorinated phosphonic acid
German Clodronsäure
- Clodronsäurechlorinated phosphonic acid
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APA
clodronic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clodronic%20acid
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“clodronic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clodronic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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