Phrase guide

vitamin B

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any member of the vitamin B complex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: B-complex vitamin, B complex, vitamin B complex, B vitamin, B

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: water-soluble vitamin

Narrower terms: choline, inositol, pantothenic acid, pantothen, vitamin B1, thiamine, thiamin, aneurin, antiberiberi factor, vitamin B12, cobalamin, cyanocobalamin, antipernicious anemia factor, vitamin B2, vitamin G, riboflavin, lactoflavin, ovoflavin, hepatoflavin, vitamin B6, pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, adermin, vitamin Bc, vitamin M, folate, folic acid, folacin, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, niacin, nicotinic acid, biotin, vitamin H

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 維生素B /维生素B (wéishēngsù B) — member of the vitamin B complex
  • Finnish: B-vitamiini — member of the vitamin B complex
  • French: vitamine B — member of the vitamin B complex
  • Georgian: ვიტამინი B (viṭamini B) — member of the vitamin B complex
  • Georgian: B ვიტამინი (B viṭamini) — member of the vitamin B complex
  • Georgian: ბ ვიტამინი (b viṭamini) — member of the vitamin B complex
  • Georgian: ვიტამინი ბ (viṭamini b) — member of the vitamin B complex
  • German: Vitamin B — member of the vitamin B complex
  • Hungarian: B-vitamin — member of the vitamin B complex
  • Japanese: ビタミンB (bitamin B) — member of the vitamin B complex
  • Korean: 비타민 B (bitamin B) — member of the vitamin B complex
  • Portuguese: vitamina B — member of the vitamin B complex
  • Russian: витами́н B (vitamín B) — member of the vitamin B complex
  • Spanish: vitamina B — member of the vitamin B complex
  • Swedish: B-vitamin — member of the vitamin B complex
  • Turkish: B vitamini — member of the vitamin B complex