vitamin K2
noun
a light-yellow, crystalline solid, C41H56O2, having properties similar to those of vitamin K1.
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vitamin E, vitamin G, vitamin H, vitamin K, vitamin K1, vitamin K2, vitamin K3, vitamin M, vitamin P, vitamins, Vitaphone
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Medical definitions for vitamin K2
vitamin K2
n.
Any of various yellowish crystalline compounds isolated from putrefied fish meal or from various intestinal bacteria and used to stop hemorrhaging.menaquinone
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Scientific definitions for vitamin K2
vitamin K2
A form of vitamin K that is synthesized by bacteria in the intestine and is also found in fish and other foods. Also called menaquinone. Chemical formula: C41H56O2.
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