dicoumarol
/daɪˈkuːmərɔl/
noun
- A chemical substance that prevents blood from clotting, sometimes used as a medicine or found in spoiled sweet clover hay.
- Farmers learned that spoiled hay could contain dicoumarol, which made cattle bleed too easily.
- Dicoumarol works by interfering with vitamin K, which the body needs for blood clotting.
- The doctor prescribed dicoumarol to prevent dangerous blood clots after surgery.