Pronunciation of 'Anticoagulant'
The word 'anticoagulant' refers to a substance that prevents blood from clotting. It is pronounced as /ˌæn.ti.koʊˈæɡ.jə.lənt/ in American English.
Word Origin
The word 'anticoagulant' originates from Latin, where 'anti-' means 'against' and 'coagulant' relates to 'coagulate' or 'clotting'.
Pronunciation Details
English (United States)
A substance that prevents blood from clotting, often used in medical contexts to describe drugs like heparin or warfarin.
Pronounced as ‘AN-tee-koh-AG-yuh-luhnt’, with stress on the third syllable. ‘An’ as in ‘ant’, ‘tee’ as in ‘tea’, ‘koh’ as in ‘co’, ‘ag’ as in ‘agriculture’, ‘yuh’ as in ‘you’, and ‘luhnt’ as in ‘blunt’.