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

Examples of dicumarol in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From the rancid hay, UW biochemist Karl Paul Link was able to isolate a chemical anticoagulant known as dicumarol. —John Fauber and Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021

Word History

Etymology

di- + coumar(in) + -ol entry 1

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

dicumarol

noun

di·​cu·​ma·​rol

variants or dicoumarol

dī-ˈk(y)ü-mə-ˌrȯl  -ˌrōl 

also dicoumarin

(ˈ)dī-ˈkü-mə-rən 

: 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

called also bishydroxycoumarin

Note: Dicumarol was originally isolated from spoiled sweet clover hay.

see sweet clover disease