vitamin
vita
(
life
)＋
amine
(アミノ酸)
アミノ酸が含まれていると考えられていたことから
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noun
any of a group of
organic
compound
s which are
essential
for
normal
growth
and
nutrition
and are required in small quantities in the
diet
because they cannot be
synthesize
d by the
body
.
ビタミン; 〖形容詞的に〗ビタミンの
ORIGIN
early
20th century
: from
Latin
vita
‘
life
’+
amine
, because vitamins were originally thought to contain an
amino acid
.