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diphenadione

diphenadione noun: a vitamin K antagonist with anticoagulant effects, 2-(diphenylacetyl)-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione, used as a rodenticide.

Noun

diphenadione (uncountable)

  1. A vitamin K antagonist with anticoagulant effects, 2-(diphenylacetyl)-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione, used as a rodenticide
    Synonyms:
    diphacinone

Synonyms of diphenadione

Questions about diphenadione

What does diphenadione mean?
Diphenadione means a vitamin K antagonist with anticoagulant effects, 2-(diphenylacetyl)-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione, used as a rodenticide.
What part of speech is diphenadione?
Diphenadione is a noun.

Words near diphenadione in the dictionary

  1. diphead
  2. dipheads
  3. diphemanil
  4. diphemanil metilsulfate
  5. diphemethoxidine
  6. diphenadione
  7. diphenamid
  8. diphenan
  9. diphenanthrene
  10. diphencyprone
  11. diphenhydramine

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