vitamin K
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Etymology edit
Named similarly to the other vitamins, that are named after their order of discovery. This one was assigned its "K" from Danish koagulation by the Danish researcher Henrik Dam.[1]
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Noun edit
vitamin K (uncountable)
- Any of several related fat-soluble vitamins, found in leafy green vegetables, essential for blood clotting.
- (slang) The drug ketamine.
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any of a number of fat-soluble vitamins
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