anticlotting

adjective

an·ti·clot·ting ˌan-tē-ˈklä-tiŋ

ˌan-tī-

medical

: inhibiting the clotting of blood

an anticlotting drug

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First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anticlotting was in 1886

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anticlotting

adjective

an·ti·clot·ting ˌant-i-ˈklät-iŋ, ˌan-ˌtī-

: inhibiting the clotting of blood

anticlotting factors

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