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homicide (iou) and menaquinone (iou)


homicide (iou)



homicide noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French, from (sense 1) Latin homicidium, (sense 2) Latin homicida, both from shortened stem of homo, homin-human being: see -CIDE.]
The killing, by a human being, of a human being. ME.
excusable homicide: incurring blame, but no criminal liability because in self-defence or by misadventure. justifiable homicide: incurring neither blame nor criminal liability because in the execution of one's duty. unlawful homicide: incurring criminal liability because done with malice aforethought or culpable neglect.
A person who kills a human being. In early use often spec. a murderer. LME.

menaquinone (iou)



menaquinone noun. M20.
[from ME(THYL + NA(PHTHALENE + QUINONE.]
Biochemistry. An isoprenoid derivative of menadione synthesized in the body by (esp. intestinal) bacteria and essential for blood-clotting. Also called vitamin K2.