clofibrate

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

noun Pharmacology.

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

Origin of clofibrate

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

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clofibrate in Medicine

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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