B vitamin

noun

Any of a class of water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism and synthesis of red blood cells.

Similar
B-complex vitaminB complexvitamin B complexvitamin BB

Meanings

nounB vitamin (plural B vitamins)

plural B vitamins

  1. Any of a class of water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism and synthesis of red blood cells.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounoriginally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins

Similar
B-complex vitaminB complexvitamin B complexvitamin BB
Broader
water-soluble vitamin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

B vitamin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B%20vitamin

MLA

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Chicago

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