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clo⋅fi⋅brate

  [kloh-fahy-breyt, -fib-reyt]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a substance, C12H15ClO3, used principally to reduce elevated plasma triglyceride and cholesterol levels.
Origin:
1960–65; clofibr(ic acid) (perh. c(h)lo(ro)- 2 + fibr- + -ic ) + -ate 2
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clo·fi·brate   (klō-fī'brāt, -fĭb'rāt)   
n.  A synthetic drug, C12H15ClO3, used primarily to reduce abnormally elevated levels of plasma cholesterol and triglyceride.

[clofibr(ic acid) (perhaps c(h)lo(ro)- + fibr(o)- + -ic) + -ate2.]
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Main Entry: clo·fi·brate
Pronunciation: klO-'fIb-"rAt, -'fib-
Function: noun
: a synthetic drug C12H15ClO3used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats and cholesterol in the blood
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clofibrate clo·fi·brate (klō-fī'brāt, -fĭb'rāt)
n.
A synthetic drug used primarily to reduce abnormally elevated levels of plasma cholesterol and triglyceride.

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