vitamin K

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Etymology

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

vitamin K (uncountable)

  1. Any of several related fat-soluble vitamins, found in leafy green vegetables, essential for blood clotting.
  2. (slang) The drug ketamine.

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  1. ^ https://www.medicinenet.com/vitamins/definition.htm
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