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• Vitamin A — Systematic (IUPAC) name (2E,4E,6E,8E) 3,7 Dimethyl …   Wikipedia

• Vitamin A — is retinol. Carotene compounds (found, for example, in egg yolk, butter and cream) are gradually converted by the body to vitamin A (retinol). A form of vitamin A called retinal is responsible for transmitting light sensation in the retina of the …   Medical dictionary

• vitamin Bc — n. a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction. Also called {folic acid} Syn: vitamin M, folic acid, folacin, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vitamin E — n. a fat soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction. It is found in vegetable oils, butter, and eggs. Syn: tocopherol, alpha tocopherol. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vitamin — vitaminic, adj. /vuy teuh min/; Brit. also /vit euh min/, n. 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… …   Universalium

• Vitamin E — Alpha tocopherol, an antioxidant vitamin which binds oxygen free radicals that can cause tissue damage. Deficiency of vitamin E can lead to anemia. Vitamin E may play a possible role in preventing heart disease and cancer of the lung and prostate …   Medical dictionary

• vitamin E — a pale yellow viscous fluid, abundant in vegetable oils, whole grain cereals, butter, and eggs, and important as an antioxidant in the deactivation of free radicals and in maintenance of the body s cell membranes: deficiency is rare. Also called… …   Universalium

• vitamin Bc — noun a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction • Syn: ↑vitamin M, ↑folate, ↑folic acid, ↑folacin, ↑pteroylglutamic acid, ↑pteroylmonoglutamic acid • Hypernyms: ↑B complex vitamin, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• vitamin M — noun a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction • Syn: ↑vitamin Bc, ↑folate, ↑folic acid, ↑folacin, ↑pteroylglutamic acid, ↑pteroylmonoglutamic acid • Hypernyms: ↑B complex vitamin, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• vitamin A — A family of nutrients needed by the body for vision, bone growth, reproduction, cell division, and cell differentiation. Vitamin A also helps the immune system protect the body against many types of infections. Foods with vitamin A include animal …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• Vitamin E — n. tocopherol, vitamin that is soluble in fat and essential for normal reproduction and is a significant antioxidant (vitamin E is found mainly in milk, vegetable oils, whole grain cereals, plant leaves and wheat germ oil) …   English contemporary dictionary