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Vitamin
/ˈvɪtəmən/
Essential nutrients needed by the body in small amounts to function properly, usually found in foods.
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Examples:
Better take two vitamins... .
"She said they were vitamin shots," George said.
A balanced diet often contains all necessary vitamins.
Etymology:
The word vitamin was coined in 1912 by Casimir Funk, derived from vita, meaning life in Latin, and amine, since vitamins were initially thought to contain amino acids.