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Casimir Funk

DEFINITIONS OF: Casimir Funk

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n United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)

Synonyms:
Funk
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biochemist
someone with special training in biochemistry
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