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enalapril

US/ɪˈnæl.əˌpɹɪl/

enalapril noun: an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension and some types of chronic heart failure.

enalapril: an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension and some types of...
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Noun

enalapril (uncountable)

  1. An angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension and some types of chronic heart failure.

Origin of enalapril

From (ph)en(yl) + ala(nine) + -pril (“angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor”).

Words formed from enalapril

  • enalapril maleate

Questions about enalapril

What does enalapril mean?
Enalapril means an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension and some types of chronic heart failure.
What part of speech is enalapril?
Enalapril is a noun.
How do you pronounce enalapril?
Enalapril is pronounced /ɪˈnæl.əˌpɹɪl/ (US).

Words near enalapril in the dictionary

  1. enacyloxins
  2. enadoline
  3. Enafors
  4. Enage
  5. enal
  6. enalapril
  7. enalaprilat
  8. enaliarctid
  9. enaliarctids
  10. enaliornithid
  11. enaliornithids

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