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Anticoagulant vs Indandione - What's the difference?

anticoagulant | indandione |

In medicine terms the difference between anticoagulant and indandione

is that anticoagulant is a substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting while indandione is any of several derivatives of 1,3-indandione that have anticoagulant properties.

As an adjective anticoagulant

is acting as an anticoagulant.

anticoagulant

English

(wikipedia anticoagulant)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) A substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting.

    • Antonyms

    * coagulant

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Acting as an anticoagulant.

    • indandione

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia indandione) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Either of two isomeric diketones derived from indane
  • (medicine) Any of several derivatives of 1,3-indandione that have anticoagulant properties

    • Related terms

    * indanedione