OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 16382

vitamin

/ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
vitamina • vitamínico
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.
a food rich in vitamins
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