menadione

IPA: mʌnˈɑdiˈoʊni

(pharmacology) A synthetic yellow compound C₁₁H₈O₂ with the biological activity of natural vitamin K menaquinone, used to treat hemorrhage.

Examples of "menadione" in Sentences

The third tye of vitamin K, menadione, is not made in nature so is therefore manmade.
One important exception to these toxicity results involves a synthetic form of vitamin K called menadione.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not allow vitamin K to be sold as a dietary supplement in its menadione form.
While this form of vitamin K can sometimes be converted by the body into non-toxic forms, research studies have shown unwanted risk stemming from intake of menadione.
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