Definitions for anticoagulants

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anticoagulants an·ti·co·ag·u·lant

Spelling: [an-tee-koh-ag-yuh-luh nt, an-tahy-]

IPA: /ˌæn ti koʊˈæg yə lənt, ˌæn taɪ-/

Anticoagulants is a 14 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 1618 anagrams from letters in anticoagulants (aaacgilnnosttu).

Definitions for anticoagulants

adjective

1. Also, anticoagulative [an-tee-koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv, an-tahy-] /ˌæn ti koʊˈæg yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv, ˌæn taɪ-/ (Show IPA). preventing coagulation, especially of blood.
2. Also, anticoagulative [an-tee-koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv, an-tahy-] /ˌæn ti koʊˈæg yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv, ˌæn taɪ-/ (Show IPA). preventing coagulation, especially of blood.

noun

1. an anticoagulant agent, as heparin.
2. an anticoagulant agent, as heparin.

Origin of anticoagulants

First recorded in 1900-05; anti- + coagulant

Examples for anticoagulants

I was in intensive care for five days, hooked up to an anticoagulant drip.