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Definition of Menadione
1. Noun. A form of vitamin K.
Definition of Menadione
1. Noun. (biochemistry) a derivative of naphthoquinone that is a constituent of vitamin K ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Menadione
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Menadione
1. A fat soluble vitamin that plays an important role in blood clotting. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Menadione
Literary usage of Menadione
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"The food additive, menadione ... menadione nicotinamide bisulfite. The food
additive may be safely used as follows: ..."
2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"1433.7; folic acid, 2.0; inositol, 110.1; menadione, 49.6; niacin, 99.1: pyri-
doxine-HCl. 22.0; riboflavin, 22.0; thiamine-HCl. 22.0. ..."
3. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Min KS, Terano Y, Onosaka S, Tanaka K. Induction of metallothionein synthesis by
menadione or carbon tetrachloride is 43. independent of free radical ..."
4. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Supplementing the diet with 5 mg menadione prevented further problems (Hall et
al., 1991). In fish, dietary calcium can also interfere with trace mineral ..."
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