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Definition of anticoagulant noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

anticoagulant

noun

/ˌæntikəʊˈæɡjələnt/

/ˌæntikəʊˈæɡjələnt/,

/ˌæntaɪkəʊˈæɡjələnt/

(medical)

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a substance that stops the blood from becoming thick and forming clots

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