aminocaproic acid
US/əˌmi.noʊ.kəˌpɹoʊ.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/
aminocaproic acid noun: a drug C₆H₁₃NO₂ that inhibits the breakdown of fibrin by blocking the activation of plasminogen and is used to control bleeding (as during surgery) especially in cases where blood clots are broken down too quickly. It is a chemical analog of lysine and is marketed under the trademark Amicar.
Noun
aminocaproic acid (uncountable)
- A drug C₆H₁₃NO₂ that inhibits the breakdown of fibrin by blocking the activation of plasminogen and is used to control bleeding (as during surgery) especially in cases where blood clots are broken down too quickly. It is a chemical analog of lysine and is marketed under the trademark Amicar.
Origin of aminocaproic acid
From amino- + caproic acid. From amino- + capr- + -oic and acid.
Words that rhyme with aminocaproic acid
- acid
- aminosalicylic acid
- peracid
- subacid
- alendronic acid
- amidotrizoic acid
- antacid
- barbituric acid
- diacid
- diatrizoic acid
- etidronic acid
- glycyrrhizic acid
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- hydracid
- hydrochloric acid
- hyperacid
- hypoacid
- iopanoic acid
- iopodic acid
- isethionic acid
- jassid
- ketoacid
- monacid
- monoacid
- mycophenolic acid
- nalidixic acid
- nonacid
- orotic acid
- oxyacid
- placid
- polyacid
- pyruvic acid
- ricinoleic acid
- risedronic acid
- stibogluconic acid
- superacid
- tetracid
- tiludronic acid
- tranexamic acid
- triacid
- zoledronic acid
Questions about aminocaproic acid
- What does aminocaproic acid mean?
- Aminocaproic acid means a drug C₆H₁₃NO₂ that inhibits the breakdown of fibrin by blocking the activation of plasminogen and is used to control bleeding (as during surgery) especially in cases where blood clots are broken down too quickly. It is a chemical analog of lysine and is marketed under the trademark Amicar.
- What part of speech is aminocaproic acid?
- Aminocaproic acid is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aminocaproic acid?
- Aminocaproic acid is pronounced /əˌmi.noʊ.kəˌpɹoʊ.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/ (US).
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