Meanings
nounfenofibrate (countable and uncountable, plural fenofibrates)
plural fenofibrates
- countableuncountablemedicineA lipid-regulating drug C₂₀H₂₁ClO₄ that is administered orally to reduce levels of LDL, triglyceride, and apolipoprotein B and increase levels of HDL and is used chiefly to treat hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. It is metabolized in the liver to form pharmacologically-active fenofibric acid, and is marketed under the trademarks Antara, Fenoglide, Lipofen, Lofibra, TriCor, and Triglide.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
- Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
- Frenchphéno-
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Frenchphényle
- Englishphenyl
- Englishpheno-
- Englishfenofibrate
From pheno- + -fibrate (“clofibrate derivative”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 非諾貝特 /非诺贝特
- 非諾貝特 /非诺贝特 (fēinuòbèitè)Translations
Hebrew פנופיברט
- פנופיברט (fenofibrát)Translations
Spanish fenofibrato
- fenofibratoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
fenofibrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fenofibrate
MLA
“fenofibrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fenofibrate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fenofibrate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fenofibrate.
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