Meanings
nounaminocaproic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA 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
From amino- + caproic acid. From amino- + capr- + -oic and acid.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan àcid aminocaproic
- àcid aminocaproicdrug for bleeding
Finnish aminokapronihappo
- aminokapronihappodrug for bleeding
German Aminocapronsäure
- Aminocapronsäuredrug for bleeding
Polish kwas aminokapronowy
- kwas aminokapronowydrug for bleeding
Portuguese ácido aminocaproico
- ácido aminocaproicodrug for bleeding
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with aminocaproic acid
acidplacidantacidflaccidalendronic acidamidotrizoic acidaminosalicylic acidbarbituric aciddiaciddiatrizoic acidetidronic acidglycyrrhizic acidhydracidhydrochloric acidhyperacidhypoacidiopanoic acidiopodic acidisethionic acidjassidmonacidmonoacidmycophenolic acidnalidixic acid
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
aminocaproic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminocaproic%20acid
MLA
“aminocaproic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminocaproic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aminocaproic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminocaproic%20acid.
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