menadione

American

[men-uh-dahy-ohn] / ˌmɛn əˈdaɪ oʊn /

noun

Pharmacology.

a synthetic yellow crystalline powder, C 1 1 H 8 O 2 , insoluble in water, used as a vitamin K supplement.

menadione British

/ ˌmɛnəˈdaɪəʊn /

noun

Also: vitamin K3. a yellow crystalline compound used in fungicides and as an additive to animal feeds. Formula: C 11 H 8 O 2

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Etymology

Origin of menadione

First recorded in 1940–45; me(thyl) + na(phthalene) + di- ¹ + -one

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