vitamin k

1. 1.

   a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood

   Synonymsnaphthoquinoneantihemorrhagic factor

   Broaderfat-soluble vitamin

   Narrowervitamin K1vitamin K3

Questions about vitamin k

What does vitamin k mean?

vitamin k means "a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood".

What is another word for vitamin k?

Close synonyms include naphthoquinone, antihemorrhagic factor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vitamin k a common word?

vitamin k is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.