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vitamin B complex

–noun
an important group of water-soluble vitamins containing vitamin B1, vitamin B2, etc.

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1925–30
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vitamin B complex  
n.  A group of water-soluble vitamins including thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, pyridoxine, folic acid, inositol, and vitamin B12 and occurring chiefly in yeast, liver, eggs, and some vegetables. Also called B complex.
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Main Entry: vitamin B complex
Function: noun
: a group of water-soluble vitamins found especially in yeast, seed germs, eggs, liver and flesh, and vegetables that havevaried metabolic functions and include coenzymes and growth factors called also B complex; —see BIOTIN, NIACIN, PANTOTHENIC ACID
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vitamin B complex n.
A group of water-soluble vitamins including thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, pyridoxine, folic acid, inositol, and vitamin B12 and occurring chiefly in yeast, liver, eggs, and some vegetables. Also called B complex.

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