vita'minic

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vitamin (ˈvɪtəmɪn, ˈvaɪ-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
any of a group of substances that are essential, in small quantities, for the normal functioning of metabolism in the body. They cannot usually be synthesized in the body but they occur naturally in certain foods: insufficient supply of any particular vitamin results in a deficiency disease
 
[C20: vit- from Latin vīta life + -amin from amine; so named by Casimir Funk, who believed the substances to be amines]
 
vita'minic
 
adj

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