WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does water-soluble vitamin mean? 

• WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMIN (noun)
  The noun WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMIN has 1 sense:

1. any vitamin that is soluble in water

  Familiarity information: WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any vitamin that is soluble in water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("water-soluble vitamin" is a kind of...):

vitamin (any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water-soluble vitamin"):

B; B-complex vitamin; B complex; B vitamin; vitamin B; vitamin B complex (originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins)

bioflavinoid; citrin; vitamin P (a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation)

ascorbic acid; C; vitamin C (a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy)

 Context examples 

Class of water-soluble vitamins that are coenzymes in single-carbon transfers in the metabolism of nucleic and amino acids.

(Folate, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Water-soluble vitamin that is a cosubstrate or coenzyme with numerous dehydrogenases for the transfer of the hydride ion.

(Niacin, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A water-soluble vitamin ubiquitously found in plants and animal tissues with antioxidant property.

(Pantothenic acid, NCI Thesaurus)

Water-soluble vitamin that is a component of coenzyme A and phosphopantetheine, which are involved in fatty acid metabolism.

(Pantothenic acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A water-soluble vitamin of the B complex occurring in various animal and plant tissues.

(Niacin, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A natural water-soluble vitamin (Vitamin C).

(Ascorbic acid, NCI Thesaurus)

The calcium salt of the water-soluble vitamin B5, ubiquitously found in plants and animal tissues with antioxidant property.

(Calcium Pantothenate, NCI Thesaurus)

A cobalt-containing coordination compound generated by intestinal microbes, and a natural water-soluble vitamin of the B-complex family that must combine with Intrinsic Factor for absorption by the intestine.

(Cyanocobalamin, NCI Thesaurus)

Water-soluble vitamin that is a coenzyme in bicarbonate-dependent carboxylation.

(Biotin, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Water-soluble vitamin that is a precursor for acetylcholine, phospholipids, and the methyl donor betaine.

(Choline, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)