warfarin

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)

1. (pharmacology) A coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that retards blood coagulation:
   1. Manufactured as a pharmaceutical drug and used in low dosage, with regular monitoring, for the prevention of thrombosis and embolism.
   2. Manufactured as a chemical, used in high dosage as a pesticide.

Derived terms

• warfarinise
• warfarinize
• warfarin sodium

 

Translations

anticoagulant

Chinese: Mandarin: 華法林／华法林 (zh) (huáfǎlín) Finnish: varfariini Japanese: ワルファリン (warufarin) Korean: 와파린 (waparin) Polish: warfaryna (pl) f Portuguese: varfarina f, warfarina (pt) f Spanish: warfarina f Swedish: warfarin

See also

• blood thinner
• brodifacoum

References

• “warfarin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “warfarin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary