Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA steroid drug which acts as an antimineralocorticoid (for which purpose it is used in the treatment of certain types of edema and hypertension) and an antiandrogen (for which purpose it is used as part of some types of hormone therapy, especially for transgender women).
Synonyms: spiro
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA steroid drug which acts as an antimineralocorticoid (for which purpose it is used in the treatment of certain types of edema and hypertension) and an antiandrogen (for which purpose it is used as part of some types of hormone therapy, especially for transgender women).
More synonyms by meaning
nouna synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sper-
- Proto-Indo-European*sper-yeh₂-
- Ancient Greekσπεῖρα (speîra)
- Latinspīra
- Englishspiro-
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Latinlac
- Englishlacto-
- Englishlactone
- Englishspironolactone
From spiro- + -one + -o- + lactone.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 螺內酯 /螺内酯
- 螺內酯 /螺内酯 (luónèizhǐ)Translations
French spironolactone
- spironolactoneTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with spironolactone
Cite this entry
spironolactone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spironolactone
“spironolactone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spironolactone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spironolactone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spironolactone.
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