Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ace inhibitor

/ˈeɪs ɪnˌhɪb.ɪ.tɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: ace in-hibitor
IPA: /ˈeɪs ɪnˌhɪb.ɪ.tɚ/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of blood pressure-lowering drugs, including captopril and enalapril, that cause the arteries to widen by preventing the synthesis on angiotensin.

Etymology

Circa 20th century: from Angiotensin-Converting-Enzyme inhibitor.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈeɪs ɪnˌhɪb.ɪ.tɚ/
British English: /ˈeɪs ɪnˌhɪb.ɪ.tə/

Inflected Forms

ACE inhibitors (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

vasodilator

Synonyms

angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

Questions

How do you pronounce ace inhibitor?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪs ɪnˌhɪb.ɪ.tɚ/.
What does ace inhibitor mean?: Any of a class of blood pressure-lowering drugs, including captopril and enalapril, that cause the arteries to widen by preventing the synthesis on angiotensin.
Where does ace inhibitor come from?: Circa 20th century: from Angiotensin-Converting-Enzyme inhibitor.

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