anticoagulant: Meaning and Definition of

an•ti•co•ag•u•lant

Pronunciation: (an"tē-kō-ag'yu-lunt, an"tī-), [key]
— Biochem., Pharm. Biochem.,Pharm.
—adj.
  1. preventing coagulation, esp. of blood.
—n.
  1. an anticoagulant agent, as heparin.
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