Describing a compound with an amino group on a six-carbon chain, especially epsilon-aminocaproic acid, used medically to stop excessive bleeding.
From amino- + caproic (from capric acid, six-carbon fatty acid from Latin capra 'goat'). Named systematically for its molecular structure with 6 carbons and an amino group.
Epsilon-aminocaproic acid is so good at preventing blood clots from dissolving that hospitals use it to stop bleeding in hemophiliacs and after surgery—basically telling your body's natural clot-dissolvers to take a break.
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