minoxidil

From (a)mino +‎ oxid(e) +‎ -dil (“vasodilator”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪˈnɒk.sɪd.ɪl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˈnɑk.səˌdɪl/

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minoxidil (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A compound used orally as a vasodilator to treat hypertension and topically to reverse baldness.

• “minoxidil”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “minoxidil”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.