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anticoagulant
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an·ti·co·ag·u·lant  (nt-k-gy-lnt, nt-)
n.
A substance that prevents the clotting of blood.
adj.
Acting as an anticoagulant.
anti·co·agu·lative (-ltv, -l-tv) adj.
anticoagulant [an-tee-koh-ag-yew-lant]
Noun
a substance that prevents the clotting of blood
anticoagulant  (nt-k-gy-lnt, nt-)
A substance that prevents the clotting of blood.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.anticoagulantanticoagulant - medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
anticoagulant medication, decoagulant
dicoumarol, dicumarol - an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin
heparin, Lipo-Hepin, Liquaemin - a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery
medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Coumadin, warfarin - an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus


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Male and female mountain lions that had been roaming back and forth between the Simi Hills and the Santa Susana Mountains were found dead in the Simi Hills last fall from anticoagulant poisoning, possibly from eating other animals that had been poisoned.
MOUNTAIN LION CUBS A CONCERN FOR OFFICIALS OFFSPRING MAY BE PREY FOR ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
When people put out poison bait to kill rodents, it can go up the food chain, killing larger animals, like two mountain lions found dead last fall in the Simi Hills from anticoagulant poisoning.
IT'S A WILD LIFE IN VALLEY SIMI RESIDENTS LEARN TO LIVE NEAR ANIMALS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
But Riley said examination of the two dead mountain lions that lived in the Simi Hills determined they died last fall from anticoagulant poisoning.
SIMI HILLS' LAST 2 MOUNTAIN LIONS DIE FROM ANTICOAGULANT by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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