anticoagulant
noun
an·ti·co·ag·u·lant
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Definition of anticoagulant
: a substance that hinders the clotting of blood : blood thinner
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These drugs are known as direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). — Howard Lewine, sun-sentinel.com, "Stay on Coumadin or switch to a new blood thinner?," 14 Aug. 2019 In 2012, Hoopa Valley forestry head Mark Higley located a tagged fisher near his office that had ingested anticoagulant rodenticide. — National Geographic, "Illegal marijuana growers poison forests—these people fight back," 8 Apr. 2019 The rat poison — which contained an anticoagulant — would have made sure the people hit wouldn’t have stopped bleeding easily; the feces was likely there to cause an infection in every wound. — Leah Sottile, Longreads, "Chapter Five: The Remnant," 20 July 2019 Reform California, mostly known for seeking greater government accountability and opposing taxes, released the report as legislation is advancing to mostly ban second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, rat poisons used by licensed exterminators. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: The legislative fight behind rat infestation concerns in California," 19 July 2019 Reform California said the rodent population can be controlled using the most effective tools for pest control, but Los Angeles discontinued use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides in 2014, a move the group claims that led to the spike. — Fox News, "Los Angeles, California cities 'overrun by rodents' that pose public health epidemic, study says," 18 July 2019 The proposal, which needs final approval from the various state and federal agencies, is to make two helicopter drops two to three weeks apart of food pellets laced with brodifacoum, an anticoagulant that causes rodents to bleed to death. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "Coastal Commission to consider poisoning mice to restore balance on Farallon Islands," 10 July 2019 Federal wildlife officials proposed using helicopters to dump 2,900 pounds (1,315 kilograms) of cereal grain pellets laced with brodifacoum, an anticoagulant that causes rodents to bleed to death. — Washington Post, "California asks US to end plan to drop rat poison on islands," 10 July 2019 Commissioners also expressed concern over the possibility that birds would eat the poison — an anticoagulant that causes internal bleeding. — Rosanna Xia, latimes.com, "Plan to dump rat poison on Farallon Islands questioned by California Coastal Commission," 10 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'anticoagulant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for anticoagulant
anticoagulant
noun
English Language Learners Definition of anticoagulant
medical
: a substance that prevents blood from forming clots
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anticoagulant
adjective
an·ti·co·ag·u·lant
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Medical Definition of anticoagulant
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of, relating to, or utilizing anticoagulants
anticoagulant therapy
anticoagulant
nounMedical Definition of anticoagulant (Entry 2 of 2)
: a substance (as a drug) that hinders coagulation and especially coagulation of the blood : blood thinner