Meanings
nounminoxidil (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA compound used orally as a vasodilator to treat hypertension and topically to reverse baldness.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness
Similar
LonitenRogaine
Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englishamino-
- English(a)mino
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*akēō
- Latinaceō
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Latinacidu
- Frenchacide
- Frenchoxide
- Englishoxid(e)
- Englishminoxidil
From (a)mino + oxid(e) + -dil (“vasodilator”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 米諾地爾 /米诺地尔
- 米諾地爾 /米诺地尔 (mǐnuòdì'ěr)compound
Finnish minoksidiili
- minoksidiilicompound
Polish minoksydyl
- minoksydylcompound
Portuguese minoxidil
- minoxidilcompound
Spanish minoxidil
- minoxidilcompound
Cite this entry
APA
minoxidil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minoxidil
MLA
“minoxidil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minoxidil. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minoxidil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minoxidil.
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