vitamin B17

noun

pseudoscientific name for the toxic chemical laetrile, commonly used to falsely market it as a vitamin

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Meanings

nounvitamin B₁₇ (uncountable)
  1. uncountablepseudoscientific name for the toxic chemical laetrile, commonly used to falsely market it as a vitamin

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
laetrile

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 維生素B17 /维生素B17, 維他命B17 /维他命B17
  • 維生素B17 /维生素B17 (wéishēngsù B17)Translations
  • 維他命B17 /维他命B17 (wéitāmìng B17)Translations
Finnish B₁₇-vitamiini
  • B₁₇-vitamiiniTranslations
Italian vitamina B₁₇
  • vitamina B₁₇Translations
Japanese ビタミンB17
  • ビタミンB17 (bitamin B17)Translations
Korean 비타민 17
  • 비타민 17 (bitamin 17)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

vitamin B17. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitamin%20B17

MLA

“vitamin B17.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitamin%20B17. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vitamin B17,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitamin%20B17.

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