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clofibrate

[ kloh-fahy-breyt, -fib-reyt ]
/ kloʊˈfaɪ breɪt, -ˈfɪb reɪt /

noun Pharmacology.

a substance, C12H15ClO3, used principally to reduce elevated plasma triglyceride and cholesterol levels.

Nearby words

cloddish, clodhopper, clodhopping, clodpoll, cloete, clofibrate, clog, clog dance, clogger, cloggy, cloisonné

Origin of clofibrate

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

clofibrate

[ klō-fī′brāt, -fĭb′rāt ]

n.

A synthetic drug formerly prescribed to reduce abnormally elevated levels of plasma cholesterol and triglyceride.
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