Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Either of two isomers of polycyclic aromatic ketones derived from naphthalene.

More definitions
  • a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood

Forms

plural: naphthoquinones
Singularnaphthoquinone
Pluralnaphthoquinones

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood:vitamin Kantihemorrhagic factor

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