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Menadione

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Noun

1. menadione, vitamin k3

a form of vitamin K

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Menadione

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noun
a yellow crystalline compound used in fungicides and as an additive to animal feeds. Formula: C11H8O2
. Also: vitamin K3

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Menadione

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noun
a yellow, crystalline powder, C11H8O2, possessing vitamin K activity and used in medicine

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Menadione

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n.
A synthetic compound, C11H8O2, obtained by oxidation of 2-methylnaphthalene, that is converted in the body to vitamin K2 and is used as an additive in animal feed. Also called vitamin K3.

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