Menadione


[men-uh-dahy-ohn] /ˌmɛn əˈdaɪ oʊn/

noun, Pharmacology.
1.
a synthetic yellow crystalline powder, C 1 1 H 8 O 2 , insoluble in water, used as a vitamin K supplement.
/ˌmɛnəˈdaɪəʊn/
noun
1.
a yellow crystalline compound used in fungicides and as an additive to animal feeds. Formula: C11H8O2 Also vitamin K3

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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