ticlopidine
/tʌɪˈkləʊpɪdiːn/Pharmacology
noun
A drug that inhibits the aggregation of blood platelets (now largely superseded by clopidogrel).
- Chemical name: 5-[(2-chlorophenyl)methyl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[3,2-c]pyridine, C14H14ClNS..
Origin
1970s. From ti- (representing thio-) + clo- (representing chloro-) + -pidine, components of the molecular structure.