bimatoprost
US/bɪˈmæt.əˌpɹɑst/
bimatoprost noun: a prostaglandin analog C₂₅H₃₇NO₄ used topically to reduce elevated intraocular pressure (as in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma) and promote the growth of longer and thicker eyelashes. It is marketed under the trademarks Latisse and Lumigan.
Noun
bimatoprost (uncountable)
- A prostaglandin analog C₂₅H₃₇NO₄ used topically to reduce elevated intraocular pressure (as in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma) and promote the growth of longer and thicker eyelashes. It is marketed under the trademarks Latisse and Lumigan.
- Some of the products contained small amounts of bimatoprost, an ingredient in the anti-glaucoma drug Lumigan, which is manufactured by Allergan.2009 March 3, Alex Kuczynski, “Jeepers Peepers!”, in New York Times
Origin of bimatoprost
From bimato- (of unknown origin) + -prost (“prostaglandin”).
Questions about bimatoprost
- What does bimatoprost mean?
- Bimatoprost means a prostaglandin analog C₂₅H₃₇NO₄ used topically to reduce elevated intraocular pressure (as in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma) and promote the growth of longer and thicker eyelashes. It is marketed under the trademarks Latisse and Lumigan.
- What part of speech is bimatoprost?
- Bimatoprost is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bimatoprost?
- Bimatoprost is pronounced /bɪˈmæt.əˌpɹɑst/ (US).
Words near bimatoprost in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bimatoprost (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “bimatoprost.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/bimatoprost. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.