noun
originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
• Syn: ↑B-complex vitamin, ↑B complex, ↑vitamin B, ↑B vitamin, ↑B
• Hypernyms: ↑water-soluble vitamin
• Hyponyms:
↑choline, ↑inositol, ↑pantothenic acid, ↑pantothen, ↑vitamin B1, ↑thiamine, ↑thiamin, ↑aneurin, ↑antiberiberi factor, ↑vitamin B12, ↑cobalamin, ↑cyanocobalamin, ↑antipernicious anemia factor, ↑vitamin B2, ↑vitamin G, ↑riboflavin, ↑lactoflavin, ↑ovoflavin, ↑hepatoflavin, ↑vitamin B6, ↑pyridoxine, ↑pyridoxal, ↑pyridoxamine, ↑adermin, ↑vitamin Bc, ↑vitamin M, ↑folate, ↑folic acid, ↑folacin, ↑pteroylglutamic acid, ↑pteroylmonoglutamic acid, ↑niacin, ↑nicotinic acid, ↑biotin, ↑vitamin H
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\\-ˈbēˌkämˌpleks\ noun : a group of water-soluble vitamins that are found especially in yeast, the germ of cereals, nuts, eggs, liver, meats, fish, and vegetables, that in addition to those given vitamin B names usually include para-aminobenzoic acid, biotin, carnitine, choline, folic acid, meso-inositol, nicotinic acid or nicotinamide, and pantothenic acid, that in a few cases function as coenzymes, and that in some cases are growth factors for bacteria and are formed by bacterial action in the intestinal tract of various animals
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an important group of water-soluble vitamins containing vitamin B1, vitamin B2, etc.
[1925-30]
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vitamin B complex noun
A group of vitamins formerly regarded as being a single vitamin
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Main Entry: ↑vitamin
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vitamin B complex,
a group of water-soluble vitamins including thiamine (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), nicotinic acid, pyridoxine (vitamin B6), pantothenic acid, inositol, para-aminobenzoic acid (vitamin Bx), biotin (vitamin H), choline, and folic acid (vitamin Bc), which are found in high concentration in yeast and liver.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.