menadione
menadione · menadiones
A synthetic yellow compound C₁₁H₈O₂ with the biological activity of natural vitamin K…A synthetic yellow compound C₁₁H₈O₂ with the biological activity of natural vitamin K menaquinone, used to treat hemorrhage.
UK/ˌmɛn.əˈdʌɪ.əʊn/US/ˌmɛn.əˈdaɪˌoʊn/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A synthetic yellow compound C₁₁H₈O₂ with the biological activity of natural vitamin K menaquinone, used to treat hemorrhage.
a synthetic chemical compound that is a form of vitamin K, it is an analog of 1,4-naphthoquinone with a methyl group in the 2-position
Origin
Akkadian napṭumbor.?Akkadian napṭumbor.?
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Forms
plural: menadiones| Singular | menadione |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a synthetic chemical compound that is a form of vitamin K, it is an analog of 1,4-naphthoquinone with a methyl group in the 2-position:vitamin K3
Word family
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