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单词 vitamin
释义
vitaminvit‧a‧min /ˈvɪtəmən, ˈvaɪ- $ ˈvaɪ-/ ●●○ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINvitamin
Origin:
1900-2000 Latin vita (VITAL) + English amine (AMINO ACID); because it was at first believed to contain an amino acid
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Because parathyroid and renal function are normal, therapy with vitamin D is indicated.
  • For small children, an overdose can result from swallowing as few as three vitamins with iron.
  • Similar controversies surround vitamin C, ascorbic acid.
  • The debate over vitamins takes place in a marketplace overflowing with supplemental pills, powders and potions.
  • The diets were reformulated to include more vitamins, minerals, and carbohydrates.
  • The loss of vitamin C in fried potatoes has been investigated but the results show considerable variation according to conditions.
  • These days everyone is becoming an expert in the nutritional value of different foods and the importance of vitamins and trace elements.
word sets
WORD SETS
acetate, nounacid, nounacidic, adjectiveacidify, verbactive, adjectiveadditive, nounagent, nounalchemy, nounalcohol, nounalkali, nounalkaline, adjectiveamalgam, nounantioxidant, noun-ate, suffixatomic number, nounbase, nounbauxite, nounbeaker, nounbenzene, nounbiochemistry, nounbitumen, nounbleach, nounbond, nounbonding, nouncalcify, verbcarbohydrate, nouncarbonate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarbonize, verbcatalyst, nouncaustic, adjectivechain reaction, nounchemical, nounchemical, adjectivechemical reaction, nounchemist, nounchemistry, nounchlorinate, verbcitric acid, nouncombustion, nounconcentration, nouncondense, verbcontaminant, nouncontaminate, verbcontaminated, adjectivecorrode, verbcorrosion, nouncorrosive, adjectivecrucible, nouncrystal, nouncrystallize, verbcyanide, nounDDT, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdegrade, verbderive, verbdetoxification, noundextrose, noundioxin, noundispersion, noundissolve, verbdistill, verbeffervesce, verbeffervescent, adjectiveelectrolysis, nounelectrolyte, nounelectroplate, verbemulsify, verbemulsion, nounenzyme, nounexpand, verbfatty acid, nounferment, verbferment, nounflashback, nounflask, nounformaldehyde, nounformula, nounfructose, nounfungicide, nounfuse, verbgas, noungaseous, adjectiveglucose, noungranular, adjectivegraphite, nounhallucinogen, nounhelium, nounherbicide, nounhydrate, nouninert, adjectiveinsoluble, adjectiveinsulin, nounion, nounionize, verblactic acid, nounlimescale, nounlitmus, nounlitmus paper, nounlitmus test, nounmethane, nounmixture, nounmolecule, nounneon, nounnerve gas, nounneutralize, verbneutron, nounnitric acid, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounorganic chemistry, nounosmosis, nounoxidize, verboxyacetylene, nounoxygenate, verbozone, nounpart, nounpectin, nounpesticide, nounpestle, nounpetrochemical, nounpH, nounphotosynthesis, nounplasma, nounpolyunsaturated, adjectivepotash, nounprecipitate, verbprecipitate, nounprecipitation, nounproduct, nounprussic acid, nounquicklime, nounradioactive, adjectiveradioactivity, nounradiology, nounreact, verbreaction, nounreactive, adjectivereagent, nounresidue, nounretort, nounriboflavin, nounsalt, nounsaltpetre, nounsaturate, verbsaturated, adjectivesaturation, nounsaturation point, nounsemiconductor, nounsoft, adjectivesolid, nounsolution, nounsolvent, nounstability, nounstabilizer, nounstable, adjectivestarch, nounsteam, nounsucrose, nounsulphate, nounsulphide, nounsulphur, nounsulphur dioxide, nounsulphuric acid, nounsulphurous, adjectivesurface tension, nounsuspension, nounsynthesize, verbsynthetic, adjectivetannin, nountartaric acid, nounTNT, noununstable, adjectivevalence, nounvitamin, nounvolatile, adjectivevulcanize, verbwater softener, nounwater-soluble, adjectivewater vapour, nounwetting agent, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
(=a particular type of vitamin)
 Perhaps I ought to take vitamins.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 Some elderly people suffer from iron deficiency in their diet.
· Are all these vitamin tablets really necessary?
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· It contains a carefully balanced range of essential vitamins A to E in the proportions that a growing child needs.· The essential oils, vitamins, minerals and the rest will be readily available so that an impoverished diet is unlikely.· We need it for essential vitamins and roughage.
· And another for six to twelve year olds, with extra vitamins plus calcium and iron.· She says she goes into training beforehand, taking extra vitamins, doing extra aerobics and eating right.· You could add extra vitamins and minerals but how much should you give?· The report agrees that certain people like pregnant women or those convalescing may need extra vitamins.· The extra vitamins too, are useful to invert life.
· Star fruit is high in vitamin C, and sweetness varies with the variety.· In high doses, vitamin A can cause brittle nails, hair loss, headaches and liver damage.
· The mortality rate due to acute gastroenteritis was significantly lower in the vitamin A clusters than in the placebo clusters.
NOUN
· Whether any of these can do whatever vitamin C does for a plant is unsure.· Men 19 and older need 90 milligrams a day of vitamin C-up from 60 milligrams.· To add to the confusion, we are not even certain about the biochemical pathway of vitamin C synthesis in plants.· Star fruit is high in vitamin C, and sweetness varies with the variety.· Leaves are a rich source of vitamin C and the vitamin is particularly concentrated within chloroplasts, the organelles of photosynthesis.· Only bell peppers contain more vitamin C than a cabbage.· Chips have lots of vitamin C and gherkins are fat-free, but mix with jacket spuds and calorie-free salads.· Such a small thing, so powerful, so magical, this fruit that, unknown to them, contained vitamin C.
· Assuming the same thing happens in the gut, then a vitamin deficiency might make the yeast convert to the hyphal form.· Critics say that could lead to vitamin deficiencies or possible long-term effects on health such as increased incidence of cancer.· I also found that I had a vitamin deficiency, and Anna-Lisa introduced me to vitamin supplements.· Absorption of vital minerals can be affected with many consequences to both physical and mental health, notably through vitamin deficiency.· Diet was often suggested as being the problem, possibly a vitamin deficiency being to blame.· There are some illnesses and drugs that can cause vitamin deficiencies, and your doctor should advise on supplements.· The existence of vitamin deficiency had been recorded long before vitamins were recognized, and successful treatment had already been introduced.
· There were Cotton clubs, Cotton gloves, even vitamin pills endorsed by Cotton.· Hundreds of children are taken to hospital after swallowing vitamin pills, often because they mistake them for sweets.· The sky is now spotted with a scattered selection of bright dots like children's vitamin pills.· He and I used to sail together to the Spice Islands to trade in vitamin pills and conch shells.
· The Consumers' Association says vitamin supplements aren't worth buying.· A large segment of the population surveyed was regularly taking vitamin supplements.· Both B15 and B17 are sold as a vitamin supplement to the diet.· All patients received fat and water soluble vitamin supplements and none were taking taurine supplementation.· In the case of most vitamin supplements which are available in tablet form, excess amounts are simply excreted by the body.
· All you get in Holloway is vitamin tablets or iron tablets.· We had vitamin tablets-we even had doctors telling us that eating a healthy diet made more sense than gulping pills.
VERB
· You could add extra vitamins and minerals but how much should you give?· Fortified milk products have added vitamin and mineral content.
· However, any diet high in foods that contain few vitamins and minerals is likely to lead to some degree of illness.· Only bell peppers contain more vitamin C than a cabbage.· Both of these contain vitamins A and E to nourish the skin.· Spirits don't contain any vitamins or minerals.· But it contains no vitamins, minerals, amino acids or other essential nutrients.· These are made with concentrated fruit juices, and contain added vitamin C, with no added sugar.· The fluid contains various vitamins, minerals, sugars and proteins and it is the protein that sometimes gels to form lumps.
· Other potential strategies include the provision of vitamin A supplements to at-risk groups.· The diets were reformulated to include more vitamins, minerals, and carbohydrates.
· The report agrees that certain people like pregnant women or those convalescing may need extra vitamins.· We need it for essential vitamins and roughage.
· Publicity encouraging people to take the vitamin has increased substantially.· A large segment of the population surveyed was regularly taking vitamin supplements.· I was also on vitamin injections, because alcohol takes the vitamins out of your body.· This last vitamin is essential, especially for supervisors who have taken all their other vitamins and realized success.· You no longer take your vitamins in pill form these days - the latest trend is to rub them into your skin.· She says she goes into training beforehand, taking extra vitamins, doing extra aerobics and eating right.· I tend to play hard but I work-out hard and I take vitamins and try to eat well and stuff like that.· Individuals taking trace elements or vitamin supplements in the previous six months were not included.
1a chemical substance in food that is necessary for good health:  Try to eat foods that are rich in vitamins and minerals.vitamin A/B/C etc (=a particular type of vitamin) Lack of vitamin E can cause skin diseases and tiredness.2 (also vitamin pill, vitamin supplement) a pill containing vitamins:  Perhaps I ought to take vitamins.
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