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Etymology
From Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation + (coum)arin.
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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.
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