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vitamin
noun
    1. Any of various organic compounds that occur in small amounts in many foods, are also manufactured synthetically and are essential in small amounts for the normal growth and functioning of the body. Only the B complex and vitamin C are water-soluble and hence are excreted, requiring regular replacement.
Etymology: Early 20c: from Latin vita life + amine.



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