vitamin

== English == === Etymology === First 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (UK) /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ.tə.mɪn/, (Canadian raising) [ˈvʌɪ.ɾə.mɪn] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈvɑe.tə.mən/, [ˈvɑe.ɾə.mən] (General South African) IPA(key): /ˈvɨt.ə.mɨn/ (Philippines) IPA(key): /vaɪ̯ˈt̪aː.mɪn̪/, /baɪ̯ˈt̪aː.mɪn̪/ === Noun === vitamin (plural vitamins) 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. (informal, figurative) preceding a word or its initial letter, to imply that the referent benefits health or wellness ==== Usage notes ==== Most vitamins cannot be synthesized by the human body. This characteristic is often considered part of the definition of a vitamin; however, vitamin D is an exception, as it can be produced endogenously. ==== Hyponyms ==== See also Thesaurus:vitamin ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === vitamin (third-person singular simple present vitamins, present participle vitamining, simple past and past participle vitamined) (transitive, dated) To fortify with vitamins. === See also === vitamer === References === == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === French vitamine. === Noun === vitamin vitamin ==== Declension ==== === References === “vitamin”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian) == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vitamiːn/, [vitˢaˈmiːˀn] === Noun === vitamin n (singular definite vitaminet, plural indefinite vitaminer) vitamin ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== A-vitamin, B-vitamin, C-vitamin, D-vitamin, E-vitamin, K-vitamin multivitamin provitamin vitaminholdig vitaminisere ==== Further reading ==== “vitamin” in Den Danske Ordbog vitamin on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da == Hungarian == === Etymology === From English vitamin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvitɒmin] Hyphenation: vi‧ta‧min Rhymes: -in === Noun === vitamin (plural vitaminok) vitamin ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vitaminos === References === === Further reading === vitamin in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Indonesian == === Etymology === From English vitamin, earlier vitamine, from Latin vīta (“life”) (see vital) + amine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [viˈtamɪn] Hyphenation: vi‧ta‧min === Noun === vitamin (plural vitamin-vitamin) vitamin ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “vitamin”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Japanese == === Romanization === vitamin Rōmaji transcription of ヴィタミン Rōmaji transcription of ヸタミン == Malay == === Etymology === From English vitamin, earlier vitamine, from Latin vīta (“life”) (see vital) + amine. === Noun === vitamin (Jawi spelling ۏيتامين, plural vitamin-vitamin or vitamin2) vitamin: 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. === Further reading === "vitamin" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === vitamin n (definite singular vitaminet, indefinite plural vitamin or vitaminer, definite plural vitamina or vitaminene) a vitamin === References === “vitamin” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === vitamin n (definite singular vitaminet, indefinite plural vitamin, definite plural vitamina) a vitamin === References === “vitamin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish ویتامین (vitamin), from French vitamine, from English vitamin. === Noun === vitamin (definite accusative vitamini, plural vitaminler) vitamin ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====