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di·cu·ma·rol | \ dī-ˈk(y)ü-mə-ˌrȯl 
, -ˌrōl \
, -ˌrōl \variants:
or less commonly dicoumarol
Definition of dicumarol
: an anticoagulant C19H12O6 originally obtained from spoiled sweet clover hay that acts similarly to warfarin and is used especially in preventing and treating thromboembolic disease
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dicumarol
noundi·cu·ma·rol
variants:
or dicoumarol \ dī-ˈk(y)ü-mə-ˌrȯl , -ˌrōl \ also dicoumarin \ (ˈ)dī-ˈkü-mə-rən \
, -ˌrōl \ also dicoumarin \ (ˈ)dī-ˈkü-mə-rən \Medical Definition of dicumarol
: an anticoagulant C19H12O6 that acts similarly to warfarin and is used especially in preventing and treating thromboembolic disease
Dicumarol is a potent drug that prevents blood from coagulating to form clots.— Ronald Kotulak, The Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 1997
— called also bishydroxycoumarin
Note: Dicumarol was originally isolated from spoiled sweet clover hay.
— see sweet clover diseaseComments on dicumarol
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The first known use of dicumarol was in 1942
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