anticoagulant

American

[an-tee-koh-ag-yuh-luhnt, an-tahy-] / ˌæn ti koʊˈæg yə lənt, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

Also anticoagulative preventing coagulation, especially of blood.

noun

an anticoagulant agent, as heparin.

anticoagulant British

/ ˌæntɪkəʊˈæɡjʊlənt /

adjective

acting to prevent or impair coagulation, esp of blood

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noun

an agent that prevents or impairs coagulation

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anticoagulant Scientific

/ ăn′tē-kō-ăg′yə-lənt,ăn′tī- /

A substance that prevents the clotting of blood.

Etymology

Origin of anticoagulant

First recorded in 1900–05; anti- + coagulant

Vocabulary lists containing anticoagulant

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: ant-, anti-

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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: ant, anti

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Anticoagulant drugs are often used to keep the clot from growing and therefore allowing it to be reabsorbed or to stay "fixed" to the vein wall, as Nixon's earlier clot has done.

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