"captopril" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæp.təˌpɹɪl/ [General-American] Forms: captoprils [plural]
Etymology: From (mer)capto + pr(oline) + -yl or (mer)capto + pr(opion)yl. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mercapto|proline|-yl|alt1=(mer)capto|alt2=pr(oline)|nocat=1}} (mer)capto + pr(oline) + -yl, {{af|en|mercapto|propionyl|alt1=(mer)capto|alt2=pr(opion)yl}} (mer)capto + pr(opion)yl Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} captopril (countable and uncountable, plural captoprils)
  1. (pharmacology) An ACE inhibitor used to treat hypertension and some types of congestive heart failure. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: -pril

Inflected forms

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