casimir funk Casimir • Casimiroa · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · casimir funk · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (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, Casimir Funk. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 f latin small letter f U+0066 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075