anticoagulants

adjective

1. Also an·ti·co·ag·u·la·tive [an-tee-koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv, an-tahy-] /ˌæn ti koʊˈæg yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv, ˌæn taɪ-/. preventing coagulation, especially of blood.

noun

2. an anticoagulant agent, as heparin.

adjective

1. acting to prevent or impair coagulation, esp of blood

noun

2. an agent that prevents or impairs coagulation

1905, adjective and noun, from anti- + coagulant.

n.

1. A substance that prevents the clotting of blood.

adj.

1. Acting as an anticoagulant.

1. A substance that prevents the clotting of blood.

Substances that slow down or prevent blood clotting.