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pantothenic acid

(pan′tō t̸hen′ik)

a yellow, viscous oil, CHNO, a member of the vitamin B complex, widely distributed in animal and plant tissues and prepared synthetically: thought to be essential for cell growth and used in treating certain anemias

Origin: Gr pantothen, from every side < pantos (see panto-) + -ic

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noun

A yellow oily acid, C₉H₁₇NO₅, belonging to and found widely in plant and animal tissues.

Origin:

Origin: From Greek pantothen, from all sides

Origin: : panto-, all (from pās, pant-; see Pan- )

Origin: + -then, adv. suff.

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