Definitions For Bisphosphonate

Noun

BISPHOSPHONATE (plural BISPHOSPHONATEs) (chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds having two phosphate groups attached to a single carbon atom (medicine) Any of several pharmaceuticals, having this structure, that are used to treat paget's disease by restricting bone loss

Synonyms

diphosphonate

Derived terms

medicine bisphossy jaw

Coordinate terms

chemistry phossy jaw

Translations

Finnish: difosfonaatti

Etymology

bis + phosphonate

Anagrams

biphosphonates

Is Bisphosphonate a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
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Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
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Words with Friends
28

The word Bisphosphonate is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends

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