Associations to the word «Provitamin»

Wiktionary

PROVITAMIN, noun. (biochemistry) Any biologically inactive compound that may be converted into a vitamin within an animal organism

Dictionary definition

PROVITAMIN, noun. Vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.