captopril

[ kap-tuh-pril ]

nounPharmacology.

a white to whitish crystalline powder, C9H15NO3S, used as an antihypertensive.

Origin of captopril

Probably by contraction and respelling of mercaptopropanoyl a chemical component

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British Dictionary definitions for captopril

captopril

/ (ˈkæptəprɪl) /

noun

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

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