vitamin b complex

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.

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

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.

vitamin B complex   Any of a group of water-soluble vitamins important for normal cell growth and metabolism. The vitamins of the vitamin B complex include thiamine (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), pyridoxine (vitamin B6), cobalamin (vitamin B12), pantothenic acid, niacin, biotin, and folic acid.