CLOFIBRATE


Meaning of CLOFIBRATE in English

/kloh fuy"brayt, -fib"rayt/ , n. Pharm.

a substance, C 12 H 15 ClO 3 , used principally to reduce elevated plasma triglyceride and cholesterol levels.

[ 1960-65; clofibr ( ic acid ) (perh. C(H)LO(RO)- 2 + FIBR- + -IC) + -ATE 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .