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menadione

[men-uh-dahy-ohn]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. a synthetic yellow crystalline powder, C11H8O2, insoluble in water, used as a vitamin K supplement.
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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
  1. a yellow crystalline compound used in fungicides and as an additive to animal feeds. Formula: C 11 H 8 O 2Also: vitamin K 3
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Word Origin

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

menadione

(mĕn′ə-dī′ōn′)
n.
  1. A synthetic vitamin K derivative occurring as a yellow crystalline powder and used as a vitamin K supplement.
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