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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVitamin
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Vitamin
"Vitamin C ist wichtig für das Immunsystem."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Any of a group of organic compounds which are essential for normal growth and nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body.
"Oranges are a great source of vitamin C."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1912 by Polish biochemist Kazimierz Funk as 'vitamine', from Latin 'vita' (life) + English 'amine' (compounds containing nitrogen), because the first such factor isolated was an amine; the final 'e' was later dropped when it was realized not all vitamins are amines.
10 Global Lexicons: How "vitamin" is said worldwide
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vitamine
Transliteration: vitamine
"Les fruits et légumes contiennent beaucoup de vitamines."
Vitamin
Transliteration: Vitamin
"Vitamin C ist wichtig für das Immunsystem."
vitamina
Transliteration: vitamina
"Ho bisogno di assumere più vitamine durante l'inverno."
vitamina
Transliteration: vitamina
"Las zanahorias son ricas en vitamina A."
vitamina
Transliteration: vitamina
"É importante consumir alimentos ricos em vitaminas."
विटामिन
Transliteration: vitamin
"संतरे में विटामिन सी प्रचुर मात्रा में होता है।"
维生素
Transliteration: wéishēngsù
"我们需要摄入充足的维生素来保持健康。"
비타민
Transliteration: bitamin
"매일 비타민을 챙겨 먹는 것이 좋습니다."
ビタミン
Transliteration: bitamin
"果物にはたくさんのビタミンが含まれています。"
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