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VITAMIN K1

 Dictionary entry overview: What does vitamin K1 mean? 

VITAMIN K1 (noun)
  The noun VITAMIN K1 has 1 sense:

1. a form of vitamin Kplay

  Familiarity information: VITAMIN K1 used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VITAMIN K1 (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A form of vitamin K

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

phylloquinone; phytonadione; vitamin K1

Hypernyms ("vitamin K1" is a kind of...):

antihemorrhagic factor; naphthoquinone; vitamin K (a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood)


 Context examples 


Phytol is commonly used as a precursor for the manufacture of synthetic forms of vitamin E and vitamin K1.

(Phytol, NCI Thesaurus)



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