Meanings
nounetidronic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe phosphonic acid (1-hydroxy-1-phosphono-ethyl)phosphonic acid which inhibits the formation, growth, and dissolution of hydroxyapatite crystals and is administered orally in the treatment of some bone diseases (such as Paget's disease of bone).
Origin
Translations
Finnish etidronihappo
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with etidronic acid
acidplacidantacidflaccidalendronic acidamidotrizoic acidaminocaproic acidaminosalicylic acidbarbituric aciddiaciddiatrizoic acidglycyrrhizic acidhydracidhydrochloric acidhyperacidhypoacidiopanoic acidiopodic acidisethionic acidjassidmonacidmonoacidmycophenolic acidnalidixic acid
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APA
etidronic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etidronic%20acid
MLA
“etidronic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etidronic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “etidronic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etidronic%20acid.
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