risedronic acid

US/ˌɹɪs.əˌdɹɑn.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/

noun

A bisphosphonate C₇H₁₁NO₇P₂ taken orally to inhibit bone resorption especially in the prevention or treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.

Similar
ActonelAtelvia
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounrisedronic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA bisphosphonate C₇H₁₁NO₇P₂ taken orally to inhibit bone resorption especially in the prevention or treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.

    Synonyms: Actonel, Atelvia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bisphosphonate C₇H₁₁NO₇P₂ taken orally to inhibit bone resorption especially in the prevention or treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.

Similar
ActonelAtelvia

Origin

From (py)ri(dinyl) + -se- (of unknown origin) + -dronic (“calcium metabolism regulator”) acid.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with risedronic acid

acidplacidantacidflaccidalendronic acidamidotrizoic acidaminocaproic acidaminosalicylic acidbarbituric aciddiaciddiatrizoic acidetidronic acidglycyrrhizic acidhydracidhydrochloric acidhyperacidhypoacidiopanoic acidiopodic acidisethionic acidjassidmonacidmonoacidmycophenolic acid
All rhymes →
Cite this entry
APA

risedronic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risedronic%20acid

MLA

“risedronic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risedronic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “risedronic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risedronic%20acid.

Source: risedronic acid on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.