dicumarol

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di·cu·ma·rol | \ dī-ˈk(y)ü-mə-ˌrȯl

, -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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Recent Examples on the Web From the rancid hay, UW biochemist Karl Paul Link was able to isolate a chemical anticoagulant known as dicumarol. — John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021

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dicumarol

noun

di·cu·ma·rol

variants: or dicoumarol \ dī-ˈk(y)ü-mə-ˌrȯl

, -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

— called also bishydroxycoumarin

Note: Dicumarol was originally isolated from spoiled sweet clover hay.

— see sweet clover disease