provitamin

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noun

Any biologically inactive compound that may be converted into a vitamin within an animal organism

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Meanings

nounprovitamin (plural provitamins)

plural provitamins

  1. biochemistryAny biologically inactive compound that may be converted into a vitamin within an animal organism

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
previtamin

Origin

From pro- (“forward, facing, favouring, toward”) + vitamin.

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Translations

Catalan provitamina
  • provitaminacompound
Finnish provitamiini
  • provitamiinicompound
French provitamine
  • provitaminecompound
German Provitamin
  • Provitamincompound
Italian provitamina
  • provitaminacompound
Japanese プロビタミン
  • プロビタミン (purobitamin)compound
Korean 프로비타민
  • 프로비타민 (peurobitamin)compound
Spanish provitamina
  • provitaminacompound
Cite this entry
APA

provitamin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provitamin

MLA

“provitamin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provitamin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “provitamin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provitamin.

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