captopril

noun

cap·​to·​pril ˈkap-tə-ˌpril 

: an antihypertensive drug C₉H₁₅NO₃S that is an ACE inhibitor

Examples of captopril in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bryan Fry, a colleague of Glenn King’s at the University of Queensland and one of the world’s most prolific venom researchers, says the captopril family and its derivatives still command a market worth billions of dollars a year. —Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2015

Word History

Etymology

mercaptan + -o- + proline + -il, alteration of -yl

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

captopril

noun

cap·​to·​pril ˈkap-tə-ˌpril 

: an antihypertensive drug C₉H₁₅NO₃S that is an ACE inhibitor see capoten