PANTOTHEN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods

Synonyms:

pantothen; pantothenic acid

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("pantothen" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

B; B-complex vitamin; B complex; B vitamin; vitamin B; vitamin B complex (originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins)

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