clofibrate
noun
clo·fi·brate
klō-ˈfī-ˌbrāt 
-ˈfi-
-ˈfi-
: a compound C12H15ClO3 used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats and cholesterol in the blood
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The researchers then considered the possibility that clofibrate appeared to fail only because the subjects failed to faithfully take their prescriptions.
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But when the results were tabulated after five years, clofibrate showed no beneficial effect.
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Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2012
But when the results were tabulated after five years, clofibrate showed no beneficial effect.
—Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2012
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clofibrate
noun
clo·fi·brate
klō-ˈfīb-ˌrāt, -ˈfib-
: a synthetic drug C12H15ClO3 used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats and cholesterol in the blood
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