PHTHIOCOL


Meaning of PHTHIOCOL in English

ˈthīəˌkȯl, -kōl noun

( -s )

Etymology: probably from phthis is + connective -oc- + -ol

: a yellow crystalline quinone C 11 H 8 O 3 with vitamin K activity that is isolated from the human tubercle bacillus and also made synthetically; 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone

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