SINCE 1828
dicumarol
noun
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
noun
di·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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