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vitamin

vitamin

309 1.3
A natural substance your body needs in small amounts to stay healthy
  • noun
  • /ˈvaɪtəmɪn/
translation icon : vitamina
  • - What does the vitamin A do?
  • vitamins and minerals
  • vitamin deficiency
  • vitamin supplements

So you could almost think of it like a vitamin, not an ingestible vitamin.

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Examples

  • The next product is the Vitamin C Beauty Elixir.

  • And then I am going to take this vitamin C booster.

  • Yes, and cheese has vitamin C, Vitamin C more than an orange.

  • Social interaction and vitamin D, access to the sun.

  • And more vitamin C than orange juice.

  • "You'll need plenty of vitamin C to help you build back up," she laughed.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Did he say you're getting enough vitamins?

  • Also prescribed was a maintenance formula multiple vitamin with 400 to 800 I.U. of vitamin D.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Why, better is more fruits and vegetables, which offer a natural source of vitamins, minerals, and fiber.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • To stay healthy, it is important to include foods rich in vitamin C in your diet.

Compounds

vitamin C
  • Specialized
30 1.1

A substance in fruits and vegetables that helps the body stay healthy and fight illness

vitamin D
  • Specialized
21 2.5

A substance that helps the body use calcium to keep bones and teeth healthy

vitamin E
  • Specialized
10 3.4

A substance stored in body fat that helps the body make babies and protects cells from damage

vitamin A
  • Specialized
8 2.3

A substance in food that helps you see at night, keeps skin healthy, and helps the body fight infections

vitamin K
  • Specialized
3 2.7

A vitamin that helps blood to stop bleeding and keeps bones healthy

B vitamin
  • Specialized
3 3.2

A vitamin that dissolves in water and helps the body use energy from food

vitamin B12
  • Specialized
3 3.4

A vitamin that helps make red blood cells and keeps the nervous system healthy

2 1.6

A small pill taken to give your body extra vitamins for health

vitamin B6
  • Specialized
1 2.6

A vitamin that helps the body use proteins and starch for energy

fat-soluble vitamin
  • Specialized
1 2.9

A vitamin that mixes with fat and stays in body fat

vitamin B
  • Specialized
1 3.4

Several related nutrients that help the body use food for energy

B-complex vitamin
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A group of vitamins that dissolve in water and help cells use food for energy

A way of eating with extra vitamins for people who lack them

vitamin B1
  • Specialized
2.9

A B vitamin that helps the body make energy and prevents a disease called beriberi

vitamin B2
  • Specialized
3.4

A substance the body needs to turn food into energy and keep skin and eyes healthy

vitamin A1
  • Specialized
3.8

A vitamin found in fish liver oils that keeps eyes healthy

vitamin A2
  • Specialized
6.5

A thick alcohol in some fish and frogs that helps sight and growth but works less in mammals

vitamin B complex
  • Specialized
3.2

A group of substances in food that dissolve in water and help the body make energy

vitamin Bc
  • Archaic
3.5

A substance your body needs to make new cells, especially during pregnancy

vitamin G
  • Archaic
4.6

An old name for the vitamin riboflavin that prevents skin problems and weight loss

vitamin H
  • Archaic
3.9

A nutrient the body needs to grow and make energy from food

vitamin K1
  • Specialized
3.2

A vitamin found in green leafy vegetables that helps blood clot and keeps bones strong

vitamin K3
  • Specialized
4.8

A man-made vitamin used to prevent bleeding in animals and sometimes in medicine

vitamin M
  • Archaic
3.3

A vitamin needed for making new cells and preventing anemia

vitamin P
  • Archaic
9.2

An old name for plant chemicals once thought to help small blood vessels

3.7

A diet that gives enough vitamins to people who lack them

water-soluble vitamin
  • Specialized
3.7

A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored, so you must take it often

How Nourishing

fat
391 1.0
protein
  • Specialized
435 2.8
nutrient
115 3.1
vitamin
309 1.3
mineral
80 3.5
water
1.0

Surface Forms

vitamin singular
vitamins plural

Etymology

Vitamin comes from Latin vita 'life' and the word amine, because early scientists thought these tiny substances were needed for life. That's why vitamin is related to vital and now means small natural chemicals the body needs to stay healthy.