pecuniary c.1500, from L. pecuniarius pertaining to money, from pecunia money, property, wealth, from pecu cattle, flock, from PIE base *peku- (cf. Skt. pasu- cattle, Goth. faihu money, fortune, O.E. feoh cattle, money). Livestock was the measure of wealth in the ancient world.
Vitamin K. Vitamin K, a fat-soluble vitamin, is absorbed in the presence of bile, pancreatic juices, and is enhanced by dietary fat. Once absorbed, vitamin K is transported by chylomicrons which are microscopic lipid particles that transport fat-soluble components through the lymph.itamin K. Vitamin K, a fat-soluble vitamin, is absorbed in the presence of bile, pancreatic juices, and is enhanced by dietary fat. Once absorbed, vitamin K is transported by chylomicrons which are microscopic lipid particles that transport fat-soluble components through the lymph.
Although there are vegetarian sources for pancreatic digestive enzymes, bile is a strictly animal product apparently with no vegetarian substitute. It is produced in the liver using cholesterol as the starting material, and then stored in the gall bladder, if the gall bladder has not been surgically removed.