Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of various fat-soluble or water-soluble organic substances essential in minute amounts for normal growth and activity of the body and obtained naturally from plant and animal foods.
Wiktionary
- n. Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. any of several organic chemical substances not synthesized by an animal and required in small quantities for normal metabolism, present in and obtained from the natural foods eaten by the animal. Human vitamins are also produced synthetically, and taken in pure form or in mixtures, as dietary supplements. Deficiencies of specific vitamins lead to certain specific disorders, such as scurvy, caused by an insufficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
WordNet 3.0
- n. any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
Etymologies
- Alteration of vitamine : Latin vīta, life; see gwei- in Indo-European roots + amine (so called because they were originally thought to be amines). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The name of the vitamin comes from the Greek word pantos, meaning "everywhere.”
“The term vitamin D applies to several members of a group of steroid prohormone molecules.”
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“Ascorbic acid is a name for what we call vitamin C”
“If children are deficient in vitamin D and are not adequately supplemented, they can develop rickets.”
“Both chiles and lime are high in vitamin C, especially important during the winter months.”
“Applying a less strict, higher cutoff, two-thirds of children that age, including 90% of black kids and 80% of Hispanics, are deficient in vitamin D.”
“High in vitamin C and fiber, you can never go wrong with an apple of any variety.”
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“Berries, cherries and citrus, all rich in vitamin C and other cancer-fighting compounds.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘vitamin’.
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
veal, valve, used, yak, wax, wan, teak, vat, vas, strip, use, strap and 4515 more...
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Tunie: Word Disassociation
(I'm fairly sure that I'm subverting the whole concept of the Tunie by listing this song. Subversion! Yes! HA HA HA HA! Mine is an evil laugh!!!)
Word Disassociation
antidisestablishm..., quickly, ruby, bionic, about, crouch, a cappella, imposter, flames, distraction, murderous, over and 181 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
contemplate, container, consumer, consultant, consensus, conscious, conscience, connection, confusion, confront, conflict, confident and 4334 more...
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U.S. and Them
Words that Americans pronounce differently
aluminium, tomato, herb, apricot, fillet, leisure, vase, cordial, garage, route, oregano, iraq and 17 more...
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Lucid Nutrition
camu camu, spirulina, wheat grass, longevity, macrobiotics, ayurveda, supplement, genome, epigenetics, homeopathy, vegetarian, raw food and 60 more...
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Unit 1
achievement, appetite, apple, attempt, average, balanced diet, balanced meal, become aware of, booked, breath, cabbage, calcium and 88 more...
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