dicumarol
noun
di·cu·ma·rol
dī-ˈk(y)ü-mə-ˌrȯl 
-ˌrōl
variants
or less commonly dicoumarol
: 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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From the rancid hay, UW biochemist Karl Paul Link was able to isolate a chemical anticoagulant known as dicumarol.
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John Fauber and Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
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John Fauber and Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
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dicumarol
noun
di·cu·ma·rol
variants
or dicoumarol
also dicoumarin
: 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
Ronald Kotulak, The Chicago Tribunecalled also bishydroxycoumarin
Note: Dicumarol was originally isolated from spoiled sweet clover hay.
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