etidronate
et·i·dro·nate
noun \ˌē-tə-ˈdrō-ˌnāt, ˌe-\Definition of ETIDRONATE
: a white sodium salt C2H6Na2O7P2 that inhibits the formation, growth, and dissolution of hydroxyapatite crystals and is administered orally in the treatment of some bone diseases (as Paget's disease of bone) —called also etidronate disodium
Origin of ETIDRONATE
etidronic acid (of which etidronate is a salt), perhaps from ethylidene (the radical CH3CH) + hydr- + phosphonic acid (an acid obtained from phosphine)
First Known Use: 1971
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