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naphthoquinone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
naph-tho-quinone
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two isomers of polycyclic aromatic ketones derived from naphthalene.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

naphthoquinones (plural)

Derived Forms

1 binaphthoquinone diazonaphthoquinone dihydroxynaphthoquinone hydroxynaphthoquinone menaquinone phylloquinone pyranonaphthoquinone

Phrases

2-naphthoquinone 4-naphthoquinone vitamin K

Frequently Paired Words

dihydroxynaphthalene vitamin K

Synonyms

vitamin k antihemorrhagic factor

Questions

What does naphthoquinone mean?
Either of two isomers of polycyclic aromatic ketones derived from naphthalene.

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