dicumarol

[ dahy-koo-muh-rawl, -rol, -kyoo- ]
/ daɪˈku məˈrɔl, -ˌrɒl, -ˈkyu- /

Pharmacology.

a synthetic coumarin derivative, C19H12O6, used chiefly to prevent blood coagulation and in the treatment of arterial thrombosis.
Also dicoumarin, di·cou·ma·rol.

Origin of dicumarol

respelling of di-1 + coumar(in) + -ol2

Words nearby dicumarol

dictynna, dictyoma, dictyopteran, dictyosome, dictyotene, dicumarol, dicyandiamide, dicyclic, dicyclopentadienyl metal, dicyclopentadienyliron, dicynodont

Medical definitions for dicumarol

dicumarol
[ dī-kōō′mə-rôl′, -rōl′ ]

n.

An anticoagulant that inhibits the formation of prothrombin in the liver. bishydroxycoumarin