NAPHTHOQUINONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does naphthoquinone mean? 

• NAPHTHOQUINONE (noun)
  The noun NAPHTHOQUINONE has 1 sense:

1. a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood

  Familiarity information: NAPHTHOQUINONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NAPHTHOQUINONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

antihemorrhagic factor; naphthoquinone; vitamin K

Hypernyms ("naphthoquinone" is a kind of...):

fat-soluble vitamin (any vitamin that is soluble in fats)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "naphthoquinone"):

phylloquinone; phytonadione; vitamin K1; menadione; vitamin K3 (a form of vitamin K)

 Context examples 

An analogue of the naphthoquinone vitamin K found in plants.

(Phytonadione, NCI Thesaurus)

A poorly soluble, ortho-naphthoquinone with potential antineoplastic and radiosensitizing activity.

(Lapachone, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic, soluble prodrug of beta-lapachone, a poorly soluble, ortho-naphthoquinone with potential antineoplastic and radiosensitizing activity.

(Beta-lapachone Prodrug ARQ 761, NCI Thesaurus)