warfarin


war·fa·rin

noun \ˈwr-fə-rən\

Definition of WARFARIN

: a crystalline anticoagulant coumarin derivative C19H16O4 used chiefly in the form of its sodium salt as a rodent poison and in medicine

Origin of WARFARIN

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (its patentee) + coumarin
First Known Use: 1950

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