Casimir Funk

Definitions of Casimir Funk
  1. noun
    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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