provitamin

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō vī′tə min; Brit. also prō vit′ə min)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•vi•ta•min  (prō vī′tə min; Brit. also prō vit′ə min),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistry, Nutritiona substance that an organism can transform into a vitamin, as carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the liver.
  • pro-1 + vitamin 1925–30

'provitamin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
carotene - provitamin A - vitamin D

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