noun
Meaning 1
vitamin B2 or riboflavin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable
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Phrase guide
vitamin G
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noun
Meaning 2
time spent in nature, in a garden or greenspace, as a health benefit
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
Examples
- 2006 June 7, Peter P Groenewegen, Agnes E van den Berg, Sjerp de Vries3 and Robert A Verheij "Vitamin G: effects of green space on health, well-being, and social" BMC Public Health vol. 6 no. 149 →DOI The briefest summary of our program is in its title: Vitamin G, where G stands for the green space around us. Notions of beneficial effects of nearby green space have persisted throughout history.
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noun
Meaning 3
Guinness stout
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, humorous, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vitamin B2, riboflavin, lactoflavin, ovoflavin, hepatoflavin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: B-complex vitamin, B complex, vitamin B complex, vitamin B, B vitamin, B
History
Etymology
In the literal vitamin sense, G is the initial of Joseph Goldberger, involved in its discovery. In later figurative senses, G is the initial of the referent.