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menadione

/ˌmɛn.əˈdaɪˌoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
mena-dione
IPA
/ˌmɛn.əˈdaɪˌoʊn/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English me(thyl) Akkadian napṭumbor.? Old Persian *naftahbor. Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)bor. Latin naphthabor. English naphth(a) English -al French -ènebor. English -ene English na(phthalene) Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English dione English menadione From me(thyl) + na(phthalene) + dione.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɛn.əˈdaɪˌoʊn/
  • British English: /ˌmɛn.əˈdʌɪ.əʊn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

menadiones (plural)

Derived Forms

menadiol phytomenadione

Phrases

menadione sodium bisulfite

Synonyms

vitamin k3

Questions

How do you pronounce menadione?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛn.əˈdaɪˌoʊn/.
What does menadione mean?
A synthetic yellow compound C₁₁H₈O₂ with the biological activity of natural vitamin K menaquinone, used to treat hemorrhage.
Where does menadione come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English me(thyl) Akkadian napṭumbor.? Old Persian *naftahbor. Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)bor. Latin naphthabor. English naphth(a) English -al French -ènebor. English -ene English na(phthalene) Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English dione English menadione From me(thyl) + na(phthalene) + dione.

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