HyperDic: pantothen

English > 1 sense of the word pantothen:
NOUNsubstancepantothen, pantothenic acida vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids
English > pantothen: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods.
Synonympantothenic acid
BroaderB-complex vitamin, B complex, vitamin B complex, vitamin B, B vitamin, Boriginally / originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
acidAny of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
Spanishácido pantoténico
Catalanàcid pantotènic

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