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Noun: menadione
  1. A synthetic chemical compound that is a form of vitamin K, it is an analog of 1,4-naphthoquinone with a methyl group in the 2-position
    - vitamin K3

Derived forms: menadiones

Type of: antihemorrhagic factor, naphthoquinone, vitamin K

Encyclopedia: Menadione