Definitions For Finasteride

Noun

FINASTERIDE (uncountable) (pharmaceutical drug) A nitrogenous steroid derivative C23H36N2O2 that inhibits the conversion of testosterone to the more potent dihydrotesterone in the human prostate gland and hair follicles, used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and male pattern baldness.

Related terms

post-finasteride syndrome

Translations

Finnish: finasteridi French: finastéride

Etymology

From {{af, en, , -steride, t2=testosterone reductase inhibitor}}. {{rfe, en}}

Is Finasteride a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
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Words with Friends
16

The word Finasteride is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

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