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men⋅a⋅di⋅one

[men-uh-dahy-ohn]
–noun Pharmacology.
a synthetic yellow crystalline powder, C1 1H8O2, insoluble in water, used as a vitamin K supplement.
Also called vitamin K3 .


Origin:
1940–45; me(thyl) + na(phthalene) + di- 1 + -one
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men·a·di·one   (měn'ə-dī'ōn')   
n.  A yellow crystalline powder, C11H8O2, used in medicine as a vitamin K supplement.

[me(thyl) + na(phthalene) + di-1 + -one.]
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Main Entry: men·a·di·one
Pronunciation: "men-&-'dI-"On, -dI-'
Function: noun
: a yellow crystalline compoundC11H8O2 with the biological activity of natural vitamin K called also vitamin K3
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menadione men·a·di·one (měn'ə-dī'ōn')
n.
A synthetic vitamin K derivative occurring as a yellow crystalline powder and used as a vitamin K supplement.

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