Anticoagulant

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  • noun. A substance that prevents the clotting of blood.
  • adjective. Acting as an anticoagulant.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Possessing the property of retarding or preventing coagulation, especially of the blood.
  • noun. Any agent which retards or prevents coagulation.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting.
  • adjective. Acting as an anticoagulant.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
    • Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    coagulant  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    medicament  medication  medicinal drug  medicine  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    coumadin  dicoumarol  dicumarol  heparin  lipo-hepin  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    anticoagulants  anticoagulation  antimalarial  antithrombin  antithrombotic  
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