etidronic

English

Etymology

ethyl +‎ -dronate +‎ -ic

Adjective

etidronic (comparative more etidronic, superlative most etidronic)

1. Composed of or derived from a bisphosphonate compound combined with an ethyl group, especially etidronic acid.
   • 2016, Sarah Hickam, Peter C. Burns, “Oxo Clusters of 5f elements”, in Zhiping Zheng, editor, Recent Development in Clusters of Rare Earths and Actinides, page 138:

     In recent years, new topologies of uranyl peroxide cage clusters have been achieved using carboxyphosphonate and etidronic ligands.

Derived terms

• etidronate