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naphthoquinone


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Naphthoquinone  \Naph`tho*qui"none\,  n.  [Naphthalene  +  quinone.] 
  (Chem.) 
  A  yellow  crystalline  substance,  {C10H6O2},  analogous  to 
  quinone,  obtained  by  oxidizing  naphthalene  with  chromic  acid. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  naphthoquinone 
  n  :  a  fat-soluble  vitamin  that  helps  clot  blood  [syn:  {vitamin  K}] 




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