B
22
4.7
- noun
- /biː/
- Specialized
:
complejo vitamínico B
- Corn is low in the water-soluble B vitamin niacin.
- B vitamins
- niacin (B vitamin)
- B deficiency
It has colostrum, it's high in B vitamins and fat things.
- It has colostrum, it's high in B vitamins and fat things.
Examples
-
Many factors play into anemia—including nutrients like vitamin A or vitamin B12—and illnesses and disease processes, particularly infections.
Academic text (2005) -
It's like a B12 shot.
-
It's just vitamins: A, C, B complex, certain minerals.
-
The latter commodity, though often overused, can also provide a valuable source of B vitamins.
Academic text (1993) -
Potatoes provide vitamins A, B1, and C, as well as calcium and protein.
Academic text (2000) -
The nutrients in B vitamins help fight fatigue and boost energy levels.
-
To support brain function, make sure your diet includes adequate B vitamins.
-
Many whole grain foods are rich in B vitamins, which are important for metabolism.
Synonyms
3
3.2
A vitamin that dissolves in water and helps the body use energy from food
1
3.4
Several related nutrients that help the body use food for energy
1
4.4
A group of B vitamins that help the body turn food into energy
1
3.4
A group of vitamins that dissolve in water and help cells use food for energy
A group of substances in food that dissolve in water and help the body make energy
Compounds
- Specialized
12
3.9
A serious liver infection caused by a virus spread by blood, sexual contact, or other body fluids
- Specialized
3
3.2
A vitamin that dissolves in water and helps the body use energy from food
- Specialized
1
3.4
A group of vitamins that dissolve in water and help cells use food for energy
- Specialized
1
5.7
A white blood cell from bone marrow that makes antibodies to fight infection
- Specialized
A soil layer below the top layer that holds minerals and dead plant material carried down
- Specialized
A tiny particle made of a bottom quark and another quark that exists for a very short time
- Specialized
A large jet military plane that flies long distances to drop bombs
- Specialized
A scan that uses sound waves to make a picture of the back of the eye
- Specialized
A green substance in plant leaves that helps them make food from sunlight
- Archaic
A power source used in old radios to give positive voltage to a vacuum tube plate
- Specialized
A soil layer under the topsoil that holds minerals and bits of dead plants
- Specialized
A rare inherited blood condition in which blood does not stop bleeding easily
A US one dollar coin with Susan B Anthony's picture made from 1979 to 1981 and in 1999
A poison made by a kind of bacteria that can make people very sick
- Specialized
A group of substances in food that dissolve in water and help the body make energy
Surface Forms
Etymology
B as a vitamin name comes from a simple label: early scientists used letters for vitamins, so after A they called the next group B. Later they found B was not one vitamin but a family like B1 and B12, so the letter B now means a group of related vitamins.