- diphosphonic acid
- di·phos·pho·nic ac·id (di″fos-fonґik) a dimer of phosphonic acid; structurally it is similar to pyrophosphoric acid, but with an organic substituent replacing the central oxygen atom of that molecule.
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diphosphonic acid
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diphosphonate — di·phos·pho·nate (di fosґfə nāt) 1. a salt, ester, or anion of diphosphonic acid. While structurally similar to pyrophosphate, its P C P bonds give it enhanced stability to enzymatic and chemical hydrolysis. 2. any of a group of such… … Medical dictionary
