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Meaning of NAPHTHOQUINONE

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood
 

NAPHTHOQUINONE is a 14 letter word that starts with N.

 

 Synonyms: antihemorrhagic factor, vitamin K
 
 See Also: fat-soluble vitamin, menadione, phylloquinone, phytonadione, vitamin K1, vitamin K3

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Naph`tho*qui"none\, n. [Naphthalene + quinone.]
(Chem.)
A yellow crystalline substance, {C10H6O2}, analogous to
quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid.

 

 

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