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minoxidil

[ mi-nok-si-dil ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a potent peripheral vasodilator, C 23 H 27 N, used in the treatment of severe hypertension, also applied topically to promote hair growth in some types of baldness.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of minoxidil1

(a)min(o)- + oxy- 2 + ( piper)idi(ny)l, a chemical component; piperidine, -yl

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