casimir funk

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casimir funk - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Casimir Funk
      n 1: 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) [syn: Funk, Casimir Funk]