clofibrate

[ kloh-fahy-breyt, -fib-reyt ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of clofibrate¹

1960–65; clofibr(ic acid) (perhaps c(h)lo(ro)- ² + fibr- + -ic ) + -ate ²