menaquinone

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How do you pronounce menaquinone?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛn.əˈkwɪˌnoʊn/.

What does menaquinone mean?

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.

Where does menaquinone 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) English na(phtho)quinone English menaquinone From me(thyl) + na(phtho)quinone.

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