vitamin
n. natural or manmade organic substances necessary for physical development and functioning | ||||
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Vitamins Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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vitamin
Noun
1. any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
(hypernym) nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
(hyponym) fat-soluble vitamin
(substance-holonym) multivitamin, multivitamin pill
(derivation) vitaminize, vitaminise
Noun
1. any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
(hypernym) nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
(hyponym) fat-soluble vitamin
(substance-holonym) multivitamin, multivitamin pill
(derivation) vitaminize, vitaminise
Vitamins Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Vitamins
Essential nutrients of food required for normal metabolism in the body. Lack of a vitamin in the diet can lead to a vitamin deficiency disease. Overly high doses of some vitamins can also lead to disease.
Essential nutrients of food required for normal metabolism in the body. Lack of a vitamin in the diet can lead to a vitamin deficiency disease. Overly high doses of some vitamins can also lead to disease.
Vitamins Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Vitamin
A vitamin is a nutrient that is an organic compound required in tiny amounts for essential metabolic reactions in a living organism. allowing supplementation of the dietary intake.
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