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vitamin k3
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vitamin k3, n.
menadione, (C11H8O2 ) being chemically 2-methyl-1,4,-naphthoquinone . Having no side chain in the 3 position, it cannot exert all functions of a true K vitamin and the designation as vitamin K3 has been discouraged [WordNet 1.5]
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