Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of vitamin
"The doctor advised me to take a multivitamin daily because my blood test showed I was deficient in several essential vitamins."
In plain English: Vitamins are tiny nutrients your body needs to stay healthy and work properly.
"I take a multivitamin every morning to stay healthy."
Derived from Latin vita (life) and -amine, the term was coined in 1912 to describe substances essential for life that were initially thought to be nitrogen-containing compounds. The suffix was later dropped as scientists discovered these nutrients included non-amine compounds like vitamin C.