warfarin

== English == === Etymology === From Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation + (coum)arin. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɔː.fə.ɹɪn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɔɹ.fəɹ.ɪn/ === Noun === warfarin (countable and uncountable, plural warfarins) (pharmacology) A coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that retards blood coagulation: Manufactured as a pharmaceutical drug and used in low dosage, with regular monitoring, for the prevention of thrombosis and embolism. Manufactured as a chemical, used in high dosage as a pesticide. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === blood thinner brodifacoum === References === “warfarin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “warfarin”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.