Menadione

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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Notion

Domain

Science and technology

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What Wikipedia says

Menadione is a natural organic compound with the formula C6H4(CO)2C2H(CH3). It is an analog of 1,4-naphthoquinone with a methyl group in the 2-position. It is sometimes called vitamin K3. Use is allowed as a nutritional supplement in animal feed because of its vitamin K activity.

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