noun
- a synthetic form of vitamin K used in medicine and as a nutritional supplement
Usage: medical; biochemical
Examples
- Menadione is sometimes used to treat vitamin K deficiency.
- The supplement contained menadione as a source of vitamin K.
- Researchers studied the effects of menadione on blood clotting.
- Menadione is a water-soluble form of vitamin K.
- The doctor prescribed menadione to help with the patient’s bleeding disorder.
- Some animal feeds are fortified with menadione.