vitamin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/
ipa: /ˈvaɪ.tə.mɪn/
ipa: [ˈvʌɪ.ɾə.mɪn]
ipa: /ˈvɑɪ.tə.mən/
ipa: [ˈvɑɪ.ɾə.mən]
ipa: /ˈvɨt.ə.mɨn/
ipa: /vaɪ̯ˈt̪aː.mɪn̪/
ipa: /baɪ̯ˈt̪aː.mɪn̪/
Forms: form: vitamins
Etymology: 1920, originally vitamine (1912), from Latin vīta (“life”) (see vital) + amine (see amino acids). Vitamine coined by Polish biochemist Casimir Funk after the initial discovery of aberic acid (thiamine), when it was thought that all such nutrients would be amines. The term had become ubiquitous by the time it was discovered that vitamin C, among others, had no amine component. In 1920, British biochemist Jack Drummond proposed that the final -e be dropped to deemphasize the amine reference. The ending -in was acceptable because it was used for natural substances of undefined composition. Drummond also introduced the lettering system of nomenclature (Vitamin A, B, C, etc.) at this same time.
Senses: examples: text: a food rich in vitamins
glosses: Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.
examples: text: Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life
text: I just follow three three Cs: clean living, chewing thoroughly, and a daily dose of vitamin Church
glosses: preceding a word or its initial letter, to imply that the referent benefits health or wellness
Synonyms: word: vitamin
Hypernyms: word: organic compound
Hyponyms: word: adenine
word: ascorbic acid
word: biotin
word: calciferol
word: cholecalciferol
word: cobalmin
word: cyanocobalamin
word: cyanocobalmin
word: dihydroergocalciferol
word: ergocalciferol
word: folate
word: folic acid
word: inositol
word: lactoflavin
word: lumisterol
word: menaquinone
word: menaquinones
word: menatetrenone
word: niacin
word: nicotinamide
word: nicotinic acid
word: pantothenic acid
word: phylloquinone
word: phytomenadione
word: phytonadione
word: pteroylglutamic acid
word: pyridoxine
word: retinoic acid
word: retinol
word: riboflavin
word: sitocalciferol
word: thiamine
word: tocopherol
word: tocopherols
word: vitamin A
word: vitamin A acid
word: vitamin B
word: vitamin B complex
word: vitamin B1
word: vitamin B12
word: vitamin B17
word: vitamin B2
word: vitamin B3
word: vitamin B4
word: vitamin B5
word: vitamin B6
word: vitamin B7
word: vitamin B9
word: vitamin Bc
word: vitamin C
word: vitamin D
word: vitamin D1
word: vitamin D2
word: vitamin D3
word: vitamin D4
word: vitamin D5
word: vitamin E
word: vitamin F
word: vitamin G
word: vitamin H
word: vitamin J
word: vitamin K
word: vitamin K1
word: vitamin K2
word: vitamin M
word: vitamin P
Derived terms: word: B vitamin
word: sunshine vitamin
word: vitamer
word: vitaminic
word: vitaminize
word: vitamin A acid
word: vitamin A
word: vitamin B complex
word: vitamin Bc
word: vitamin B1
word: vitamin B2
word: vitamin B3
word: vitamin B4
word: vitamin B5
word: vitamin B6
word: vitamin B7
word: vitamin B9
word: vitamin B12
word: vitamin B17
word: vitamin B
word: vitamin C
word: vitamin D1
word: vitamin D2
word: vitamin D3
word: vitamin D4
word: vitamin D5
word: vitamin D
word: vitamin E
word: vitamin F
word: vitamin G
word: vitamin H
word: vitamin I
word: vitamin J
word: vitamin K1
word: vitamin K2
word: vitamin K
word: vitamin M
word: vitamin O
word: vitaminosis
word: vitamin P
word: vitamin R
word: vitamin V
Related terms: word: vitamer
word: :Category:Vitamins