Meaning Of The Word Vitamin K

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Vitamin K Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Vitamin K?

vitamin K in American English
a fat-soluble vitamin, synthesized constantly by intestinal bacteria in mammals and occurring in certain green vegetables, fish meal, etc., that promotes blood clotting and is required for the synthesis of prothrombin by the liver: the two naturally occur

vitamin K in British English
noun: any of the fat-soluble vitamins, including phylloquinone and the menaquinones, which are essential for the normal clotting of blood

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