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war⋅fa⋅rin

[wawr-fuh-rin]
–noun Chemistry.
1. a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble anticoagulant, C19H16O4, used chiefly as a rodenticide.
2. Pharmacology. a preparation of this used in the management of potential or existing clotting disorders.

Origin:
1945–50; W(isconsin) A(lumni) R(esearch) F(oundation) (owners of patent) + (coum)arin
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war·fa·rin   (wôr'fər-ĭn)   
n.  A white crystalline compound, C19H16O4, used as a rodenticide and as an anticoagulant.

[W(isconsin) A(lumni) R(esearch) F(oundation) + (coum)arin.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: war·fa·rin
Pronunciation: 'wor-f&-r&n
Function: noun
: a crystalline anticoagulant coumarin derivativeC19H16O4 related to dicumarol that inhibits the production of prothrombin by vitamin K and is used as a rodent poison and in medicine; also : its sodiumsalt C19H15NaO4 used especially in the prevention or treatment of thromboembolic disease —see COUMADIN
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warfarin   (wôr'fər-ĭn)  Pronunciation Key 
A white crystalline compound used as a rodenticide and as an anticoagulant in medicine. Warfarin is a derivative of coumarin. Chemical formula: C19H16O4.
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