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語源

First use appears c. 1920, originally vitamine (1912), from Latin vīta (“life”) (see vital) + amine (see amino acids). Vitamine coined by Polish biochemist Casimir Funk after the initial discovery of aberic acid (thiamine), when it was thought that all such nutrients would be amines. The term had become ubiquitous by the time it was discovered that vitamin C, among others, had no amine component. In 1920, British biochemist Jack Drummond proposed that the final -e be dropped to deemphasize the amine reference. The ending -in was acceptable because it was used for natural substances of undefined composition. Drummond also introduced the lettering system of nomenclature (Vitamin A, B, C, etc.) at this same time.

発音

• IPA: (英国発音) /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈvaɪ.tə.mɪn/, (Canadian raising) [ˈvʌɪ.ɾə.mɪn]
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˈvɑe.tə.mən/, [ˈvɑe.ɾə.mən]
• (General South African) IPA: /ˈvɨt.ə.mɨn/
• (Philippines) IPA: /vaɪ̯ˈt̪aː.mɪn̪/, /baɪ̯ˈt̪aː.mɪn̪/

名詞

vitamin (plural vitamins)

1. Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function. They are found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically, and deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.

   a food rich in vitamins

2. (informal, figurative) preceding a word or its initial letter, to imply that the referent benefits health or wellness

   Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life

   I just follow three three Cs: clean living, chewing thoroughly, and a daily dose of vitamin Church

使用する際の注意点

• Most vitamins cannot be synthesized by the human body. This characteristic is often considered part of the definition of a vitamin; however, vitamin D is an exception, as it can be produced endogenously.

下位語

• See also Thesaurus:vitamin

派生語

動詞

vitamin (third-person singular simple present vitamins, present participle vitamining, simple past and past participle vitamined)

1. (transitive, dated) To fortify with vitamins.

参考

• vitamer

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