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phthiocol

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phthi⋅o⋅col

  [thahy-uh-kawl, -kol]
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–noun Biochemistry.
a yellow crystalline substance, C1 1H8O3, produced by the human tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, having antibiotic and blood-clotting properties.
Origin:
1930–35; phthi(sis) + -o- + intrusive -c- + -ol 1
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Main Entry: phthi·o·col
Pronunciation: 'thI-&-"kol, -"kOl
Function: noun
: a yellow crystalline quinoneC11H8O3 with vitamin K activity that is isolated from the human tubercle bacillus and also made synthetically
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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