Definitions for dicoumarol
daɪˈku məˌrɔl, -ˌrɒl, -ˈkyu-di·coumarol

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1. dicumarol, dicoumarolnoun

   an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin

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1. dicoumarolnoun

   An anticoagulant that functions as a vitamin K antagonist, also used in biochemical experiments as an inhibitor of reductases.

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1. Dicoumarol

   Dicoumarol (INN) or dicumarol (USAN) is a naturally occurring anticoagulant drug that depletes stores of vitamin K (similar to warfarin, a drug that dicoumarol inspired). It is also used in biochemical experiments as an inhibitor of reductases. Dicoumarol is a natural chemical substance of combined plant and fungal origin. It is a derivative of coumarin, a bitter-tasting but sweet-smelling substance made by plants that does not itself affect coagulation, but which is (classically) transformed in mouldy feeds or silages by a number of species of fungi, into active dicoumarol. Dicoumarol does affect coagulation, and was discovered in mouldy wet sweet-clover hay, as the cause of a naturally occurring bleeding disease in cattle. See warfarin for a more detailed discovery history. Identified in 1940, dicoumarol became the prototype of the 4-hydroxycoumarin anticoagulant drug class. Dicoumarol itself, for a short time, was employed as a medicinal anticoagulant drug, but since the mid-1950s has been replaced by its simpler derivative warfarin, and other 4-hydroxycoumarin drugs. It is given orally, and it acts within two days.

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1. dicoumarol

   Dicoumarol is a naturally occurring anticoagulant that is produced as a metabolic byproduct in several species of plants. It inhibits the synthesis of vitamin K, a crucial element required for the production of clotting factors in the blood. Therefore, dicoumarol is capable of thinning the blood and reducing the risk of clotting, and it is used in some medications for this purpose. It was one of the first anticoagulant drugs to be discovered.

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1. Dicoumarol

   Dicoumarol or dicumarol is a naturally occurring anticoagulant that functions as a functional vitamin K depleter. It is also used in biochemical experiments as an inhibitor of reductases. Dicoumarol is a natural chemical substance of combined plant and fungal origin. It is a derivative of coumarin, a bitter tasting but sweet-smelling substance made by plants that does not itself affect coagulation, but which is transformed in mouldy feeds or silages by a number of species of fungi, into active dicoumarol. Dicoumarol does affect coagulation, and was discovered in mouldy wet sweet-clover hay, as the cause of a naturally occurring bleeding disease in cattle. Identified in 1940, dicoumarol became the prototype of the 4-hydroxycoumarin derivative anticoagulant drug class. Dicoumarol itself, for a short time, was employed as a medicinal anticoagulant drug, but since the mid-1950s has been replaced by its simpler derivative warfarin, and other 4-hydroxycoumarin drugs. It is given orally, and it acts within two days.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dicoumarol in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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   The numerical value of dicoumarol in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dicoumarol
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dicoumarol
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicoumarol
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dicoumarol