ANTIHEMORRHAGIC FACTOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

antihemorrhagic factor; naphthoquinone; vitamin K

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("antihemorrhagic factor" is a kind of...):

fat-soluble vitamin (any vitamin that is soluble in fats)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antihemorrhagic factor"):

phylloquinone; phytonadione; vitamin K1; menadione; vitamin K3 (a form of vitamin K)

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