Meanings
noun
- A group of water-soluble vitamins, once thought to be a single vitamin, occurring in yeast, liver, eggs etc.
The vitamin B complex is vital to metabolism.
- A vitamin supplement containing these vitamins.
Did you take your vitamin B complex today?
Synonyms & antonyms
nounoriginally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
Broader
water-soluble vitamin
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 複合維生素B /复合维生素B, B族維生素 /B族维生素
- 複合維生素B /复合维生素B (fùhé wéishēngsù B)group of vitamins
- B族維生素 /B族维生素 (B-zú wéishēngsù)group of vitamins
Finnish B-vitamiiniryhmä
- B-vitamiiniryhmägroup of vitamins
Irish coimpléacs vitimín B
- coimpléacs vitimín Bgroup of vitamins
Japanese ビタミンB複合体
- ビタミンB複合体 (bitamin B fukugōtai)group of vitamins
Korean 비타민 B 복합제
- 비타민 B 복합제 (bitamin B bokhapje)group of vitamins
Portuguese complexo vitamínico B
- complexo vitamínico Bgroup of vitamins
Cite this entry
APA
vitamin B complex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitamin%20B%20complex
MLA
“vitamin B complex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitamin%20B%20complex. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vitamin B complex,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitamin%20B%20complex.
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