Anticoagulant
Also, anticoagulative
[an-tee-koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv, an-tahy-] /ˌæn ti koʊˈæg yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv, ˌæn taɪ-/ (Show IPA). preventing coagulation, especially of blood.
an anticoagulant agent, as heparin.
Contemporary Examples
I was in intensive care for five days, hooked up to an anticoagulant drip.
How Did I Have a Stroke in My 20s? Elizabeth Gates August 21, 2010
adjective
acting to prevent or impair coagulation, esp of blood
noun
an agent that prevents or impairs coagulation
1905, adjective and noun, from anti- + coagulant.
anticoagulant an·ti·co·ag·u·lant (ān’tē-kō-āg’yə-lənt, ān’tī-)
n.
A substance that delays or prevents the clotting of blood. adj.
Acting as an anticoagulant.
anticoagulant
(ān’tē-kō-āg’yə-lənt, ān’tī-)
A substance that prevents the clotting of blood.
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