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aminocaproic acids

aminocaproic acids is the plural of aminocaproic acid.

Meaning of aminocaproic acid

Noun

aminocaproic acid (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Questions about aminocaproic acids

What is aminocaproic acids the plural of?
Aminocaproic acids is the plural of aminocaproic acid.

Words near aminocaproic acids in the dictionary

  1. aminocandin
  2. aminocaproate
  3. aminocaproates
  4. aminocaproic
  5. aminocaproic acid
  6. aminocaproic acids
  7. aminocarbonyl
  8. aminocarbonylation
  9. aminocarbonylations
  10. aminocarbonyls
  11. aminocarboxylic

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