vitamin a

vi·ta·min a

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vahy-tuh-min ey]
- /ˈvaɪ tə mɪn eɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vahy-tuh-min ey]
- /ˈvaɪ tə mɪn eɪ/

Definitions of vitamin a words

noun vitamin a a yellow oil, C 20 H 28 O, similar to vitamin A, obtained from fish liver. 1
noun vitamin a organic nutrient 1
noun vitamin a a fat-soluble yellow unsaturated alcohol occurring in green and yellow vegetables (esp carrots), butter, egg yolk, and fish-liver oil (esp halibut oil). It is essential for the prevention of night blindness and the protection of epithelial tissue. Formula: C20H30O 0
noun vitamin a a fat-soluble aliphatic alcohol, C20H29OH, found in fish-liver oil, egg yolk, butter, etc. or derived from carotene in carrots and other vegetables: a deficiency of this vitamin results in night blindness, a general susceptibility to infections, and degeneration of epithelial tissue: it usually occurs in two forms, vitamin A1, having the formula above, and vitamin A2, C20H27OH 0

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Origin of vitamin a

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Vitamin a

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vitamin a popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for vitamin a

noun vitamin a

a — In music, A is the sixth note in the scale of C major.
a&p — (medicine) Initialism of anterior and posterior.

All 2 Synonyms of vitamin a