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vitamins

vi·ta·min
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vahy-tuh-min; British also vit-uh-min]
    • /ˈvaɪ tə mɪn; British also ˈvɪt ə mɪn/
    • /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vahy-tuh-min; British also vit-uh-min]
    • /ˈvaɪ tə mɪn; British also ˈvɪt ə mɪn/

Definition of vitamins word

  • noun vitamins 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
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Origin of vitamins

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 Vitamins

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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vitamins 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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Synonyms for vitamins

noun vitamins

  • 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.
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Related words

  • megavitamin

    of, relating to, or using very large amounts of vitamins: megavitamin therapy. Compare orthomolecular.

  • multivitamin

    containing or consisting of several vitamins: multivitamin capsules.

  • avitaminosis

    any disease caused by a vitamin deficiency in the diet

  • choline

    a colourless viscous soluble alkaline substance present in animal tissues, esp as a constituent of lecithin: used as a supplement to the diet of poultry and in medicine for preventing the accumulation of fat in the liver. Formula:[(CH3)3NCH2CH2OH]+OH–

  • cod-liver oil

    Cod liver oil is a thick yellow oil which is given as a medicine, especially to children, because it is full of vitamins A and D.

  • energy bar

    high-calorie snack food
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