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clofibrate

[kloh-fahy-breyt, -fib-reyt]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. a substance, C12H15ClO3, used principally to reduce elevated plasma triglyceride and cholesterol levels.
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Origin of clofibrate

1960–65; clofibr(ic acid) (perhaps c(h)lo(ro)-2 + fibr- + -ic) + -ate2
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clofibrate

(klō-fī′brāt, -fĭb′rāt)
n.
  1. A synthetic drug formerly prescribed to reduce abnormally elevated levels of plasma cholesterol and triglyceride.
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