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PRONUNCIATION OF VITAMIN A

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VITAMIN A

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WHAT DOES VITAMIN A MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Vitamin A

Vitamin A is a group of unsaturated nutritional organic compounds, that includes retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and several provitamin A carotenoids, among which beta-carotene is the most important. Vitamin A has multiple functions: it is important for growth and development, for the maintenance of the immune system and good vision. Vitamin A is needed by the retina of the eye in the form of retinal, which combines with protein opsin to form rhodopsin, the light-absorbing molecule necessary for both low-light and color vision. Vitamin A also functions in a very different role as retinoic acid, which is an important hormone-like growth factor for epithelial and other cells. In foods of animal origin, the major form of vitamin A is an ester, primarily retinyl palmitate, which is converted to retinol in the small intestine. The retinol form functions as a storage form of the vitamin, and can be converted to and from its visually active aldehyde form, retinal. All forms of vitamin A have a beta-ionone ring to which an isoprenoid chain is attached, called a retinyl group. Both structural features are essential for vitamin activity.

Definition of vitamin A in the English dictionary

The definition of vitamin A in the dictionary is a fat-soluble yellow unsaturated alcohol occurring in green and yellow vegetables, butter, egg yolk, and fish-liver oil. It is essential for the prevention of night blindness and the protection of epithelial tissue. Formula: C20H30O Also called: vitamin A1, retinol.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VITAMIN A

vitamin
vitamin A1
vitamin A2
vitamin B
vitamin B complex
vitamin B1
vitamin B12
vitamin B2
vitamin B6
vitamin C
vitamin D
vitamin D1
vitamin D2
vitamin D3
vitamin deficiency
vitamin deficiency disease
vitamin E
vitamin G
vitamin H
vitamin K

WORDS THAT END LIKE VITAMIN A

Cassiopeia A
Category A
coenzyme A
fucking A
hepatitis A
Linear A
Q & A
R & A
Tocharian A
triple A
V and A

Synonyms and antonyms of vitamin A in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «vitamin A» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VITAMIN A

Find out the translation of vitamin A to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vitamin A from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vitamin A» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

维生素A
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vitamina A
570 millions of speakers

English

vitamin A
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विटामिन ए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فيتامين (أ)
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

витамин А
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vitamina A
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভিটামিন এ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vitamine A
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vitamin A
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vitamin-A-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビタミンA
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비타민
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vitamin A
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vitamin A
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வைட்டமின் ஏ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हिटॅमिन ए
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vitamin A
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vitamina A
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

witaminy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вітамін А
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vitamina A
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

βιταμίνη Α
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vitamien A
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

vitamin A
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vitamin A
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vitamin A

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VITAMIN A»

Discover the use of vitamin A in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vitamin A and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Biochemistry of Vitamin A
The main emphasis of this text is on the biochemistry, metabolism and systemic mode of action of vitamin A. The physiological, biochemical and nutritional aspects of naturally occurring retinoids are clearly addressed.
Jagannath Ganguly, 1989
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Vitamin A Deficiency: Health, Survival, and Vision
This comprehensive volume on a critically important and widespread nutritional deficiency will serve as a unique resource for nutritionists, physicians, public health workers and policy makers, and will be especially relevant to clinicians ...
Alfred Sommer, Keith P. West, 1996
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Vitamin A and Carotenoids: Chemistry, Analysis, Function and ...
With the focus on Vitamin A and Carotenoids, this book includes the latest research in these areas and starts with an overview putting the compounds in context with other vitamins, supplementation and discussing the importance of beta ...
Victor R. Preedy, 2012
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Vitamin A and the Immune Function: A Symposium
The unique aspect of this book is the interdisciplinary approach to the relationship between vitamin A and immune function.
Chris Kjolhede, William R. Beisel, 1996
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Vitamin A: New Research
Hundreds of different carotenoids are synthesised by plants, but only about 10 % of them are provitamin A carotenoids. This book presents important new research in the field.
Ingrid T. Loessing, 2007
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Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, ...
This volume is the newest release in the authoritative series issued by the National Academy of Sciences on dietary reference intakes (DRIs).
Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes, Panel on Micronutrients, Subcommittees on Upper Reference Levels of Nutrients and of Interpretation and Use of Dietary Reference Intakes, 2002
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The Vitamin A Story: Lifting the Shadow of Death
This book shows how vitamin A deficiency before the vitamin was known to scientists affected millions of people throughout history.
Richard D. Semba, 2012
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Vitamin A
Others interested in the structure and function of biologically active molecules like hormones and vitamins will, as always, turn to this series for comprehensive reviews by leading contributors to this and related disciplines.
‎2011
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Culture, Environment and Food to Prevent Vitamin A Deficiency
Culture, Environment, and Food to Prevent Vitamin A Deficiency
Harriet V. Kuhnlein, Gretel H. Pelto, 1997
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Requirements of Vitamin A, Thiamine, Riboflavine and Niacin: ...
Information on the intake, absorption and utilization of the vitamins and depletion-repletion study results provide a basis to recommend vitamin needs. Specific characteristics, utilization and needs for each vitamin are presented.
‎1967

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