vitamin
Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy…Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function. They are found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically, and deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.
» This diet is full of vitamins.
Diese Diät ist voll von Vitaminen.
Diese Diät ist sehr vitaminhaltig.
Diese Kost ist reich an Vitaminen.
Эта диета полна витаминов.
Ця дієта повна вітамінів.
Ця дієта багата на вітаміни.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function. They are found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically, and deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.
a food rich in vitamins
Vitamin
витами́нvitamín
вітамі́нvitamín, життєда́йžyttjedáj
any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
(figuratively, informal)Preceding a word or its initial letter, to imply that the referent benefits health or wellness
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I just follow three three Cs: clean living, chewing thoroughly, and a daily dose of vitamin Church
Examples
139 sentencesThis diet is full of vitamins.
Ця дієта повна вітамінів.
ruЭта диета полна витаминов.
deDiese Diät ist voll von Vitaminen.
I take vitamins every day.
Я п'ю вітаміни кожного дня.
ruЯ принимаю витамины каждый день.
deIch nehme jeden Tag Vitamine ein.
I take vitamins.
Я приймаю вітаміни.
ruЯ принимаю витамины.
deIch nehme Vitamine.
Oranges have a high vitamin content.
ruВ апельсинах содержится много витаминов.
deOrangen haben einen hohen Vitamingehalt.
Oranges are rich in vitamin C.
Апельсини багаті вітаміном С.
ruАпельсины богаты витамином С.
deOrangen sind reich an Vitamin C.
Translations
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Origin
First use appears c. 1920, originally vitamine (1912), from Latin vīta (“life”) (see vitalFirst use appears c. 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.
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