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menaquinones

menaquinones is the plural of menaquinone.

Meaning of menaquinone

Noun

menaquinone (plural menaquinones)

  1. A pale yellow crystalline naphthoquinone C₄₁H₅₆O₂ that is obtained especially from putrefied fish meal and produced by bacteria in the large intestine and essential for the blood-clotting process. It is much more unsaturated than vitamin K₁ and slightly less active biologically, and is an isoprenoid derivative of menadione.
    Synonyms:
    vitamin K2

Questions about menaquinones

What is menaquinones the plural of?
Menaquinones is the plural of menaquinone.

Words near menaquinones in the dictionary

  1. Menapii
  2. MENAPT
  3. menaquinol
  4. menaquinols
  5. menaquinone
  6. menaquinones
  7. menarchal
  8. menarche
  9. menarcheal
  10. menarched
  11. menarches

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