Vitamin B Definition

noun
Vitamin B complex.
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A member of the vitamin B complex, especially thiamine.
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A complex compound containing cobalt, found especially in liver and widely used to treat pernicious anemia.
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Any of several water-soluble pyridine derivatives, including pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, and their phosphate esters, found in fish, poultry, potatoes, legumes, whole grains, and enriched foods, and serving as coenzymes in many biochemical processes, especially amino acid synthesis and the formation of neurotransmitters.
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Folate or folic acid.
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