CLOFIBRATE


Meaning of CLOFIBRATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ klō-ˈfī-ˌbrāt, -ˈfi- ]

noun

Etymology: perhaps from c h lo r- + fibr- + -ate (I)

Date: 1964

: a compound C 12 H 15 ClO 3 used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats and cholesterol in the blood

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