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cap⋅to⋅pril

[kap-tuh-pril]
–noun Pharmacology.
a white to whitish crystalline powder, C9H15NO3S, used as an antihypertensive.

Origin:
prob. by contr. and resp. of mercaptopropanoyl a chemical component
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cap·to·pril   (kāp'tə-prĭl')   
n.  A drug used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension and congestive heart failure, that functions by inhibiting the enzymes that activate angiotensin.

[(mer)capt(an) + pr(opane) + alteration of -yl.]
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Main Entry: cap·to·pril
Pronunciation: 'kap-t&-"pril
Function: noun
: an antihypertensive drug C9H15NO3Sthat is an ACE inhibitor —see CAPOTEN
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captopril cap·to·pril (kāp'tə-prĭl')
n.
A drug used in the treatment of hypertension that functions by inhibiting the enzymes that activate angiotensin.

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