dicumarol
noun
-ˌrōl\
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
noun
-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.
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