B vitamin

noun

: any vitamin of the vitamin B complex

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The B vitamins in sunflower seeds include thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, niacin, and vitamin B-6. Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025 Kids who eat cereal for breakfast have higher intakes of several nutrients including carbohydrates, dietary fiber, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, phosphorus, potassium, B vitamins, vitamins A and D, and whole grains, according to the study. Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 22 May 2025 Its nutritional value is so low, in fact, that it's often required to be fortified with nutrients like iron and B vitamins. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 May 2025 Lima Beans 126 mg per cooked cup, or 30% DV In addition to providing magnesium, beans and lentils like lima beans are a great source of fiber and the B vitamin folate. Jillian Kubala, Health, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for B vitamin

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of B vitamin was in 1920

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“B vitamin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/B%20vitamin. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

B vitamin

noun
: any vitamin of the vitamin B complex

Medical Definition

B vitamin

noun
: any vitamin of the vitamin B complex
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