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dicumarol definition

☆ di·cu·ma·rol (dī ko̵̅o̅′mə rôl′, -rōl′; -kyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun

a white, crystalline powder, CHO, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots

Etymology: < dicoumarin, earlier name for this substance ( di- + (bishydroxy)coumarin) + -ol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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