menadione
noun
men·a·di·one
ˌme-nə-ˈdī-ˌōn 
-dī-ˈōn
: a yellow crystalline synthetic compound C11H8O2 that is a provitamin converted to vitamin K2 in the body
called also vitamin K3
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menadione
noun
men·a·di·one
ˌmen-ə-ˈdī-ˌōn, -dī-ˈ
: a yellow crystalline synthetic naphthoquinone compound C11H8O2 that is a provitamin converted to vitamin K2 in the body
called also vitamin K3
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