warfarin

From Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation +‎ (coum)arin.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔː.fə.ɹɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔɹ.fəɹ.ɪn/

warfarin (countable and uncountable, plural warfarins)

1. (pharmacology) A coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that retards blood coagulation:
   1. Manufactured as a pharmaceutical drug and used in low dosage, with regular monitoring, for the prevention of thrombosis and embolism.
   2. Manufactured as a chemical, used in high dosage as a pesticide.

• blood thinner
• brodifacoum

• “warfarin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “warfarin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.