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Definition of B vitamin
1. Noun. Originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins.
Specialized synonyms: Choline, Inositol, Pantothen, Pantothenic Acid, Aneurin, Antiberiberi Factor, Thiamin, Thiamine, Vitamin B1, Antipernicious Anemia Factor, Cobalamin, Cyanocobalamin, Vitamin B12, Hepatoflavin, Lactoflavin, Ovoflavin, Riboflavin, Vitamin B2, Vitamin G, Adermin, Pyridoxal, Pyridoxamine, Pyridoxine, Vitamin B6, Folacin, Folate, Folic Acid, Pteroylglutamic Acid, Pteroylmonoglutamic Acid, Vitamin Bc, Vitamin M, Niacin, Nicotinic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin H
Generic synonyms: Water-soluble Vitamin
Lexicographical Neighbors of B Vitamin
Literary usage of B vitamin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vitamins by Henry Clapp Sherman, Sybil Laura Smith (1922)
"In general the leaves appear to be slightly richer than the whole seeds in the
B vitamin when compared on the basis of dry matter. ..."
2. Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-term, High-intensity Combat Operations by Institute of Medicine (U. S.), Fnb, High-stress Situations, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (2006)
"that (1) inadequate B vitamin intake and caloric restriction impair physical ...
THE EFFECT OF INCREASED ENERGY DEMAND ON B vitamin USE The B vitamins are ..."
3. The New Dietetics, what to Eat and how: A Guide to Scientific Feeding in by John Harvey Kellogg (1921)
"McCarrison has shown that when the water-soluble B vitamin, which is supplied by
the bran of cereals, greens and root vegetables, is lacking, the resistance ..."
4. Personal hygiene applied by Jesse Feiring Williams (1922)
"Therefore, the canning or preserving of food by the addition of bicarbonate of
soda at the tune of preparation is detrimental to the B vitamin. ..."
5. Bulletin by National Canners Association (1917)
"... 38 Vitamin C 39 The vitamins in milk 43 Discussion of published experiments
48 General discussion 48 Vitamins A and D 50 Vitamin B vitamin C 55 Vitamin ..."
6. Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: Characteristics, Delivery Systems, Costs, and edited by Linda F. Wolf (1998)
"Experts believe that increasing the consumption of this particular B-vitamin has
been proven to reduce the risk of spina bifida and related birth defects by ..."
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