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minoxidil
mi·nox·i·dil [ mi nóksəd'l ]


noun 
Definition:
 
drug used as a hair restorer: a drug that causes widening of the arteries. Use: treatment of high blood pressure and male-pattern baldness.
[Late 20th century. < shortening of amino- + oxide]
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