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单词 provitamin
释义

provitamin

[ proh-vahy-tuh-min; British also proh-vit-uh-min ]
/ proʊˈvaɪ tə mɪn; British also proʊˈvɪt ə mɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

a substance that an organism can transform into a vitamin, as carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the liver.

Origin of provitamin

First recorded in 1925–30; pro-1 + vitamin

Words nearby provitamin

provision, provisional, Provisional Wing of the Irish Republican Army, proviso, provisory, provitamin, provitamin A, provitamin D2, provo, provocateur, provocation
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British Dictionary definitions for provitamin

provitamin
/ (prəʊˈvɪtəmɪn) /

noun

a substance, such as carotene, that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for provitamin

provitamin
[ prō-vītə-mĭn ]

n.

A vitamin precursor that is converted to its active form through normal metabolic processes.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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