dicoumarin
/daɪˈkumərɪn/
noun
- A chemical compound that prevents blood from clotting, found naturally in spoiled sweet clover and also used in some medicines.
- Dicoumarin was first discovered in moldy hay that caused bleeding in cattle.
- The presence of dicoumarin in the feed made the livestock sick.
- Doctors sometimes use dicoumarin to treat patients with blood clots.
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