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Ménadione — Structure de la ménadione Général … Wikipédia en Français
menadione — [men΄ə dī′ōn, men΄ə dī ōn′] n. [ ME(THYL) + na(phthoquinone) + DI 1 + ONE] a yellow, crystalline powder, C11H8O2, possessing vitamin K activity and used in medicine … English World dictionary
menadione sodium bisulfite — a water soluble derivative of menadione having the same actions and uses as the base … Medical dictionary
menadione — noun Etymology: methyl + napthalene + di + ketone Date: 1941 a yellow crystalline compound C11H8O2 with the biological activity of natural vitamin K … New Collegiate Dictionary
menadione — (= vitamin K3; 2 methyl 1,4 naphthalene dione.) Synthetic naphthoquinone derivative with properties similar to those of Vitamin K … Dictionary of molecular biology
menadione — /men euh duy ohn/, n. Pharm. a synthetic yellow crystalline powder, C11H8O2, insoluble in water, used as a vitamin K supplement. Also called vitamin K3. [1940 45; ME(THYL) + NA(PHTHALENE) + DI 1 + ONE] * * * … Universalium
menadione — The root of compounds that are 3 multiprenyl derivatives of m. and known as the menaquinones or vitamins K2. SYN: menaphthone, vitamin K3. m. reductase SYN: NADPH dehydrogenase (quinone). m. sodium bisulfite it possesses the same action and is… … Medical dictionary
menadione — men·a·di·one … English syllables
menadione — men•a•di•one [[t]ˌmɛn əˈdaɪ oʊn[/t]] n. biochem. pha a synthetic yellow crystalline powder, C11H8O2, insoluble in water, used as a vitamin K supplement Also called vitamin K3 • Etymology: 1940–45; me (thyl) +na (phthalene) +di I+ one … From formal English to slang
