A
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2.8
- noun
- /eɪ/
- Specialized
:
vitamina A
- We were told that it was for vitamins D and A to prevent their deficiency.
- vitamin A
- vitamin A deficiency
- vitamin A supplementation
Examples
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Yes, simple vitamin A deficiency.
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- What does the vitamin A do?
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You can just taste the vitamin A and D in here.
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Found the first scientific evidence of the role vitamin A plays in maintaining sight.
Academic text (2001) -
Improvement in vitamin A status may contribute to the control of anemic pregnant women.
Academic text (1994) -
It has vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin T, H and C.
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Although supplementation with vitamin A increases hemoglobin in children, little attention has been paid to pregnant women.
Academic text (1994) -
For example, children had lower intakes of vitamins A, C, riboflavin, B6, calcium, and iron than the national average.
Academic text (2004) -
In kimchi, you can find Vitamin A, Thiamine B1, riboflavin B2, calcium, and iron.
Blog text (29) -
Carrots are an excellent source of vitamin A, which is essential for maintaining good vision.
Synonyms
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2.3
A substance in food that helps you see at night, keeps skin healthy, and helps the body fight infections
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6.6
A form of vitamin A that helps your sight and keeps skin healthy
A vitamin that helps you see and keeps skin healthy
A vitamin found in fish liver oils that keeps eyes healthy
A thick alcohol in some fish and frogs that helps sight and growth but works less in mammals
Idioms
- Informal
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3.2
Stop what you are doing for the evening, usually to go to bed or go home
Compounds
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1.0
A large amount of money that lets you buy expensive things or do big projects
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5.7
Small group of the most famous or important people in an area, for example film and fashion
- Specialized
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2.3
A substance in food that helps you see at night, keeps skin healthy, and helps the body fight infections
- UK
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5.4
An advanced school exam taken after two years of study, usually at age 18 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
- Offensive
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9.9
A very rude name people use to show strong anger or dislike toward someone
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6.0
A skirt or dress that is tight at the top and becomes wider towards the bottom like the letter A
- Jargon
3
9.5
A boxing tactic of pretending to be weak to tire an opponent and outsmart them by appearing passive
- Specialized
3
4.5
A liver infection caused by a virus that spreads through contaminated food or water, usually mild
- Literature
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5.9
A note put in a bottle and thrown into the sea to be found later
- Slur
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9.9
Feeling proud to come from the countryside and the working class in the United States
- Offensive
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9.9
A person who has a very strong interest in sex that people think is too much
- Specialized
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6.3
A green pigment in plants, algae, and some bacteria that absorbs light to help make food
- Specialized
1
6.3
An antibody mainly in the linings of the gut and airways that helps protect them from infection
Playing a game of crossing pretend roads and obstacles like the video game Frogger
- Specialized
A medicine made from germs that relaxes muscles to treat muscle tightness and reduce wrinkles
- Offensive
A man who keeps helping women in a way that is too much and makes him seem foolish and self-important
- Slur
An insulting slang phrase for a person who lives as a woman but has male body parts
- Specialized
A printer that prints one letter or number at a time instead of a whole line
- Archaic
A rude gesture showing no respect by putting a thumb on the nose and wiggling the fingers
- Specialized
A small chemical in cells that helps make and break down fats, sugars, and parts of proteins
- Jargon
Removal of something that annoys or harms people, ordered by a court
- Specialized
An enzyme in the liver that helps make cholesterol
Surface Forms
Etymology
A for the vitamin comes from the simple system of naming vitamins with letters, so the first discovered was called vitamin A; that name stuck and now A refers to the group of vitamins important for 'vision' and healthy skin.