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warfarin

[ wawr-fuh-rin ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble anticoagulant, C 19 H 16 O 4 , used chiefly as a rodenticide.
  2. Pharmacology. a preparation of this used in the management of potential or existing clotting disorders.


warfarin

/ ˈɔːəɪ /

noun

  1. a crystalline insoluble optically active compound, used as a rodenticide and, in the form of its sodium salt, as a medical anticoagulant. Formula: C 19 H 16 O 4
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

warfarin

/ ôə-ĭ /

  1. A white crystalline compound used as a rodenticide and as an anticoagulant in medicine. Warfarin is a derivative of coumarin. Chemical formula: C 19 H 16 O 4 .
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of warfarin1

1945–50; W(isconsin) A(lumni) R(esearch) F(oundation) (owners of patent) + (coum)arin
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of warfarin1

C20: from the patent owners W ( isconsin ) A ( lumni ) R ( esearch ) F ( oundation ) + ( coum ) arin
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Example Sentences

Researchers also found an increased risk of having a ruptured brain aneurysm for people taking four drugs: the blood thinner warfarin; the antidepressant venlafaxine; the antipsychotic and antiemetic drug prochlorperazine; and the painkiller co-codamol.

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Among them was the prediction that doxycycline, an antibiotic, could interact with warfarin, a commonly prescribed blood-thinner.

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Garlic supplements may increase the risk for bleeding, especially if people are taking anticoagulant medication such as warfarin.

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In November 2017, Cartier was arrested and haloperidol was found in her handbag, with warfarin found later in her bedside cabinet.

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Patients treated with warfarin early postoperatively also had an increased risk of major bleeding events.

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