Usually means: Precursor to an active vitamin.
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  1. provitamin: Merriam-Webster
  2. provitamin: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. provitamin: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. provitamin: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. provitamin: Wiktionary
  7. provitamin: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  10. Provitamin: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. provitamin: Encyclopedia

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  1. provitamin: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
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  4. provitamin: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (provitamin)

▸ noun:  (biochemistry) Any biologically inactive compound that may be converted into a vitamin within an animal organism

Similar:
lipovitamin, procofactor, proenzyme, pro-protein, preproinsulin, prohormone, pro-peptide, vitamin B, bioingredient, preproenzyme, more...

Opposite:
antivitamin, non-provitamin, vitamin inhibitor

Types:
beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, cryptoxanthin, alpha-carotene, more...

Phrases:
provitamin a, provitamin d2, provitamin d3, provitamin a carotenoids, more...

Adjectives:
other, non, dietary, important, carotene, corresponding, inactive, more, total, major, higher

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Similar:
lipovitamin, procofactor, proenzyme, pro-protein, preproinsulin, prohormone, pro-peptide, vitamin B, bioingredient, preproenzyme, more...

Opposite:
antivitamin, non-provitamin, vitamin inhibitor

Types:
beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, cryptoxanthin, alpha-carotene, more...

Phrases:
provitamin a, provitamin d2, provitamin d3, provitamin a carotenoids, more...

Adjectives:
other, non, dietary, important, carotene, corresponding, inactive, more, total, major, higher



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