dicumarol

[ dahy-koo-muh-rawl, -rol, -kyoo- ]

Pharmacology.

1. a synthetic coumarin derivative, C 19 H 12 O 6 , used chiefly to prevent blood coagulation and in the treatment of arterial thrombosis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dicumarol¹

Respelling of di- ¹ + coumar(in) + -ol ²