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captopril

[ kap-tuh-pril ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a white to whitish crystalline powder, C 9 H 15 NO 3 S, used as an antihypertensive.


captopril

/ ˈkæptəprɪl /

noun

  1. an ACE inhibitor used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure


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Word History and Origins

Origin of captopril1

Probably by contraction and respelling of mercaptopropanoyl a chemical component

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