Phrase guide

vitamin B complex

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A group of water-soluble vitamins, once thought to be a single vitamin, occurring in yeast, liver, eggs etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The vitamin B complex is vital to metabolism.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A vitamin supplement containing these vitamins.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Did you take your vitamin B complex today?

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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, 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

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 複合維生素B /复合维生素B (fùhé wéishēngsù B) — group of vitamins
  • Chinese Mandarin: B族維生素 /B族维生素 (B-zú wéishēngsù) — group of vitamins
  • Finnish: B-vitamiiniryhmä — group of vitamins
  • Georgian: B-ჯგუფის ვიტამინები (B-ǯgupis viṭaminebi) — group of vitamins
  • Georgian: B-ვიტამინების კომპლექსი (B-viṭaminebis ḳomṗleksi) — group of vitamins
  • Georgian: ვიტამინ B-ს კომპლექსი (viṭamin B-s ḳomṗleksi) — group of vitamins
  • Georgian: ვიტამინ ბ-ს კომპლექსი (viṭamin b-s ḳomṗleksi) — group of vitamins
  • Georgian: ბ ვიტამინების კომპლექსი (b viṭaminebis ḳomṗleksi) — group of vitamins
  • Georgian: B ჯგუფის ვიტამინების კომპლექსი (B ǯgupis viṭaminebis ḳomṗleksi) — group of vitamins
  • Georgian: ბ ჯგუფის ვიტამინების კომპლექსი (b ǯgupis viṭaminebis ḳomṗleksi) — group of vitamins
  • Irish: coimpléacs vitimín B — group of vitamins
  • Japanese: ビタミンB複合体 (bitamin B fukugōtai) — group of vitamins
  • Korean: 비타민 B 복합제 (bitamin B bokhapje) — group of vitamins
  • Portuguese: complexo vitamínico B — group of vitamins