capoten

1. 1.

   a drug (trade name Capoten) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidneys resulting in vasodilation; used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure

   Synonymscaptopril

   BroaderACE inhibitor

   trademark

Other forms of capoten

plural

capotens·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about capoten

What does capoten mean?

capoten means "a drug (trade name Capoten) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidneys resulting in vasodilation; used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure".

How many syllables are in capoten?

capoten has 3 syllables: ca-po-ten. The stress falls on "po". In IPA it is /kəˈpoʊtən/.

What is another word for capoten?

Close synonyms include captopril. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is capoten a common word?

capoten is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.