English
aminocaproic acid
From amino- + caproic acid.
Formed from amino- + caproic acid
English amine
English amino-
Proto-Indo-European *kápros ‘buck, he-goat’
Proto-Italic *kapros ‘he-goat’
Latin caper ‘goat’
English caproic acid
Today it means
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.
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Etymograph / aminocaproic acid