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vitamin M

vitamin M

3.3
A vitamin needed for making new cells and preventing anemia
  • noun
  • /ˈvaɪtəmɪn ɛm/
  • Archaic
translation icon : vitamina M
  • Doctors may recommend taking extra vitamin M during pregnancy to support fetal development.

Examples

  • Leafy green vegetables are a good source of vitamin M.

  • A deficiency in vitamin M can lead to anemia and other health problems.

  • Leafy green vegetables are a good source of vitamin M.

  • You should take vitamin M daily.

  • Many foods are rich in vitamin M.

  • Doctors may recommend taking extra vitamin M during pregnancy to support fetal development.

  • A deficiency in vitamin M can lead to anemia and other health problems.

Synonyms

folic acid
vsvitamin M
  • Specialized
7 3.0

A B vitamin that helps the body make new cells and prevents birth defects in early pregnancy

is an alternative name for this same vitamin
folate
vsvitamin M
  • Specialized
5 3.6

A B vitamin that helps the body make new cells and is in leafy greens

is the alternative name used generally, not focusing on food source
folacin
vsvitamin M
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A B vitamin that helps the body make new cells and blood

is the alternate modern name used in many contexts
pteroylglutamic acid
vsvitamin M
  • Specialized
5.5

A B vitamin needed for cells to grow and make new cells

is a simpler common name used instead of the technical term
pteroylmonoglutamic acid
vsvitamin M
  • Specialized
9.9

A B vitamin, also called folic acid, needed for cells to grow and make new cells

is a general alternate name rather than the chemical form
vitamin Bc
vsvitamin M
  • Archaic
3.5

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

is the same vitamin but presented as a general alternate name

Surface Forms

vitamin M singular
vitamins M plural

Morphology

vitamin + M

A learner who knows 'vitamin' and the letter 'M' can infer that this phrase denotes a vitamin called 'M' (the combination is compositionally clear), but they would not reliably identify which biochemical compound that label refers to. Mapping 'vitamin M' specifically to folic acid (vitamin B9) depends on extra cultural/terminological knowledge about vitamin naming rather than on the literal meanings of the constituents.

Etymology

Vitamin M may come from old health notes that used the letter 'M' for 'motherhood' because this vitamin is especially important in pregnancy. So vitamin M is another name for 'folic acid', also called 'vitamin B9', and it helps cells grow and helps the baby develop.