menadione

[men-uh-dahy-ohn]

noun Pharmacology.

a synthetic yellow crystalline powder, C11H8O2, insoluble in water, used as a vitamin K supplement.

Origin of menadione

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

Also called vitamin K3.

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British Dictionary definitions for menadione

menadione

noun

a yellow crystalline compound used in fungicides and as an additive to animal feeds. Formula: C 11 H 8 O 2Also: vitamin K 3

Word Origin for menadione

C20: from me (thyl) + na (phtha) + di- 1 + -one

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menadione in Medicine

menadione

[mĕn′ə-dī′ōn′]

n.

A synthetic vitamin K derivative occurring as a yellow crystalline powder and used as a vitamin K supplement.