bimatoprost

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US/bɪˈmæt.əˌpɹɑst/

noun

A prostaglandin analog C₂₅H₃₇NO₄ used topically to reduce elevated intraocular pressure (as in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma) and promote the growth of longer and thicker eyelashes. It is marketed under the trademarks Latisse and Lumigan.

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Meanings

nounbimatoprost (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA prostaglandin analog C₂₅H₃₇NO₄ used topically to reduce elevated intraocular pressure (as in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma) and promote the growth of longer and thicker eyelashes. It is marketed under the trademarks Latisse and Lumigan.

    Some of the products contained small amounts of bimatoprost, an ingredient in the anti-glaucoma drug Lumigan, which is manufactured by Allergan.

    2009 March 3, Alex Kuczynski, “Jeepers Peepers!”, in New York Times

Origin

From bimato- (of unknown origin) + -prost (“prostaglandin”).

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APA

bimatoprost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bimatoprost

MLA

“bimatoprost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bimatoprost. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bimatoprost,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bimatoprost.

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