单词 | vitamin K |
释义 | vitamin K n. A fat-soluble vitamin, found in leafy green vegetables and some animal products and produced by intestinal bacteria, that plays an essential role in blood clotting. It exists in two main forms, K1 and K2. [Abbreviation and partial translation of German K(oagulations)vitamin, coagulation vitamin, clotting vitamin, from Koagulation, coagulation, from Latin coāgulātiō, coāgulātiōn-, from coāgulāre, to curdle, coagulate; see COAGULATE.] |
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