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WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any vitamin that is soluble in water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("water-soluble vitamin" is a kind of...):

vitamin (any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water-soluble vitamin"):

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)

bioflavinoid; citrin; vitamin P (a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation)

ascorbic acid; C; vitamin C (a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy)

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 Context examples: 

A water-soluble vitamin belonging to the vitamin B family, which occurs in many animal and plant tissues, with antihyperlipidemic activity.

(Niacin, NCI Thesaurus)