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captopril

American

[kap-tuh-pril] / ˈkæp tə prɪl /

noun

Pharmacology.

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

captopril British

/ ˈkæptəprɪl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of captopril

Probably by contraction and respelling of mercaptopropanoyl a chemical component

Example Sentences

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When someone is taking an ACE inhibitor like benazepril, captopril, enalapril or lisinopril, extra potassium can become life-threatening.

From Seattle Times

After making a fortune for the company, captopril went generic in 1996.

From Forbes

Valsartan, captopril, or both in myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both.

From Forbes

And captopril, a blood-vessel-relaxing agent widely used to treat hypertension, is based on teprotide, from Brazilian arrowhead vipers, which helps the other toxins in the venom circulate quickly, and thus reach their targets rapidly.

From Economist

Barbosa says examples of biopiracy abound, such as the development in the 1970s of the hypertension medication captopril from a snake venom that indigenous groups used on arrowhead tips.

From Reuters

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