Simple meaning
What does Vitamin mean?
A vitamin is a nutrient the body needs.
Dictionary definition
A vitamin is a substance in food that the body needs in small amounts.
Example sentences
Vitamin in a sentence
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In class, we learned what vitamin means.
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Our reading activity used vitamin in a clear everyday context.
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Understanding vitamin helped us explain food and science vocabulary more clearly.
Synonyms
Words like Vitamin
nutrientUseful substance from food.
micro-nutrient in meaningVery small needed food substance.
food vitaminPlain phrase for this nutrient.
Antonyms
Opposite words
non-nutrient fillerFood part with little body-use in context.
deficiency in meaningLack of needed vitamin.
Word family
Vitamin word family
Base word
vitamin
noun
vitamin
Base form.
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Practice 1
What is a vitamin?
Vitamin means a nutrient needed in small amounts.
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