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- [vahy-tuh-min; British also vit-uh-min]
- /ˈvaɪ tə mɪn; British also ˈvɪt ə mɪn/
- /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vahy-tuh-min; British also vit-uh-min]
- /ˈvaɪ tə mɪn; British also ˈvɪt ə mɪn/
Definitions of vitamin word
- noun vitamin any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism, found in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced synthetically: deficiencies of vitamins produce specific disorders. 1
- noun vitamin nutrient 1
- countable noun vitamin Vitamins are substances that you need in order to remain healthy, which are found in food or can be eaten in the form of pills. 0
- noun vitamin any of a group of substances that are essential, in small quantities, for the normal functioning of metabolism in the body. They cannot usually be synthesized in the body but they occur naturally in certain foods: insufficient supply of any particular vitamin results in a deficiency disease 0
- noun vitamin any of a number of unrelated, complex organic substances found variously in most foods, or sometimes synthesized in the body, and essential, in small amounts, for the regulation of the metabolism and normal growth and functioning of the body 0
- noun vitamin a dose of such a substance or of a group of such substances, taken, as in a tablet, as a dietary supplement 0
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Origin of vitamin
First appearance:
before 1912 One of the 15% newest English words
1912; earlier vitamine < Latin vīt(a) life + amine; coined by C. Funk, who thought they were amines
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Parts of speech for Vitamin
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vitamin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vitamin
noun vitamin
- mineral — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
- minerals — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
- nutrient — nourishing; providing nourishment or nutriment.
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