provitamin
(ʊˈvaɪ tə mɪn;)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a substance that an organism can transform into a vitamin, as carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the liver.
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mult-
Webster Dictionary
see Multi-
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provitamin
(provitamin)
Princeton's WordNet
vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues
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pantothen
(pantothenic acid, pantothen)
Princeton's WordNet
a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods
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haworth
(Haworth, Sir Walter Norman Haworth)
Princeton's WordNet
English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950)
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sir walter norman haworth
(Haworth, Sir Walter Norman Haworth)
Princeton's WordNet
English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950)
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pantothenic acid
(pantothenic acid, pantothen)
Princeton's WordNet
a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods
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chromolithography
(chromolithography)
Princeton's WordNet
single- or multi-color lithography
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garden pea
(garden pea)
Princeton's WordNet
the flattened to cylindric inflated multi-seeded fruit of the common pea plant
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gerardia pedicularia
(false foxglove, Aureolaria pedicularia, Gerardia pedicularia)
Princeton's WordNet
multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
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aureolaria pedicularia
(false foxglove, Aureolaria pedicularia, Gerardia pedicularia)
Princeton's WordNet
multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
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false foxglove
(false foxglove, Aureolaria pedicularia, Gerardia pedicularia)
Princeton's WordNet
multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
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vitamin d
(ɪn, -ˌmin)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a form of vitamin D, C
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megadose
(ˈmɛg əˌdoʊs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a very large dose, as of a vitamin.
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tocopherol
(ʊˈkɒf əˌrɔl, -ˌrɒl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of several oils that constitute vitamin E.
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biotin
(ˈbaɪ ə tɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C
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thiamine
(ɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin-B compound, C
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intrinsic factor
(ɪnˈtrɪn sɪk, -zɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a gastric glycoprotein involved in the absorption of vitamin B
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ascorbic acid
(əˈskɔr bɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a white, crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C
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vitamin b complex
(ɪn, -ˌmin)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an important group of water-soluble vitamins containing vitamin B
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vitamin d
(ɪn, -ˌmin)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a form of vitamin D obtained by ultraviolet irradiation of ergosterol.
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pernicious anemia
(ərˈnɪʃ əs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a severe anemia associated with inadequate intake or absorption of vitamin B
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beriberi
(ˈbɛr iˈbɛr i)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a disease of the peripheral nerves caused by a deficiency of vitamin B
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avidin
(ˈæv ɪ dɪn, əˈvɪd ɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a protein of raw egg white that combines with the vitamin biotin and prevents its absorption.
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irradiation
(ɪˌreɪ diˈeɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the use of x-rays or other forms of radiation for treatment of disease, manufacture of vitamin D, etc.
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pyridoxine
(ɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a derivative of pyridine, required in forming hemoglobin and in preventing pellagra; vitamin B
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william henry gates
(Gates, Bill Gates, William Henry Gates)
Princeton's WordNet
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
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bill gates
(Gates, Bill Gates, William Henry Gates)
Princeton's WordNet
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
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gates
(Gates, Bill Gates, William Henry Gates)
Princeton's WordNet
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
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riboflavin
(ˌraɪ boʊˈfleɪ vɪn, ˈraɪ boʊˌfleɪ-, -bə-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a vitamin B complex factor essential for growth, occurring as a yellow crystalline compound, C
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