Meanings
nounoxymetholone (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA synthetic anabolic steroid developed in 1960, used to treat osteoporosis and anaemia and to stimulate muscle growth in undernourished or underdeveloped patients.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
- Frenchhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchhydrogène
- Englishhydrogen
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Englishoxygen
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishhydroxyl
- Englishhydroxy-
- Englishmethylidene
- Englishhydroxymethylidene
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
- Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
- Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanMethy
- Englishmethyl
- Englishandrostane
- Englishprednisolone
- Englishandrostanolone
- Englishmestanolone
- Englishoxymetholone
Blend of (hydr)oxymethylidene + mestanolone.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish oksimetoloni
- oksimetoloniTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
oxymetholone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxymetholone
MLA
“oxymetholone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxymetholone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxymetholone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxymetholone.
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