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blood thinner

blood thinner noun: synonym of anticoagulant.

Noun

blood thinner (plural blood thinners)

  1. (informal) Synonym of anticoagulant.
    Synonyms:
    anticoagulant

Synonyms of blood thinner

Forms of blood thinner

pluralblood thinners

Origin of blood thinner

By analogy with the idea of thinning liquids such as soup or paint (e.g., paint thinner), although the name is a misnomer in that these medications do not reduce the blood's viscosity but rather inhibit its clotting.

Questions about blood thinner

What does blood thinner mean?
Blood thinner means synonym of anticoagulant.
What part of speech is blood thinner?
Blood thinner is a noun.
What is the plural of blood thinner?
The plural of blood thinner is blood thinners.

Words near blood thinner in the dictionary

  1. blood taxes
  2. blood test
  3. blood tested
  4. blood testing
  5. blood tests
  6. blood thinner
  7. blood thinners
  8. blood tick
  9. blood ticks
  10. blood tofu
  11. blood transfusion

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