Casimir Funk

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Casimir Funk — idiom

1. Casimir Funk (1884–1967), a Polish-born American biochemist who first proposed t

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Definition

Casimir Funk (1884–1967), a Polish-born American biochemist who first proposed the existence of vitamins and coined the term 'vitamine' (later shortened to 'vitamin') in 1912.

Example

Casimir Funk was the first scientist to isolate vitamin B1 from rice bran.