English Explanatory Dictionary

provitamin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any biologically inactive compound that may be converted into a vitamin within an animal organism

Word forms

provitamin provitamins

Etymology

From pro- (“forward, facing, favouring, toward”) + vitamin.

Derived words

provitamin A provitamin D provitaminic
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