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- [vahy-tuh-min; British also vit-uh-min]
- /ˈvaɪ tə mɪn; British also ˈvɪt ə mɪn/
- /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/
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- [vahy-tuh-min; British also vit-uh-min]
- /ˈvaɪ tə mɪn; British also ˈvɪt ə mɪn/
Definition of vitamins word
- noun vitamins any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism, found in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced synthetically: deficiencies of vitamins produce specific disorders. 1
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Origin of vitamins
First appearance:
before 1912 One of the 15% newest English words
1912; earlier vitamine < Latin vīt(a) life + amine; coined by C. Funk, who thought they were amines
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Parts of speech for Vitamins
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vitamins popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vitamins
noun vitamins
- minerals — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
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