vitamin is an organic compound required as a nutrient in tiny amounts by an organism, while a vitamer is a particular vitamin of any number of chemical substances, each of which shows vitamin activity.
vitamin is an organic compound required as a nutrient in tiny amounts by an organism, while a vitamer is a particular vitamin of any number of chemical substances, each of which shows vitamin activity.
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The name is derived from a- (meaning "no" or "anti") and scorbutus (scurvy), the disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.
L-Ascorbic acid - the active vitamer of vitamine C - was historically the first chemical compound to be synthesized (by by Haworth and Szent-Györgyi) and identified as vitamin C.
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According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries
used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern -I--M-R.
That is, seven letter words with 2nd letter I and 5th letter M and
7th letter R. In alphabetical order, they are:
picamar
vitamer
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According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries
used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern -ITA-E-.
That is, seven letter words with 2nd letter I and 3rd letter T and
4th letter A and 6th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are:
citadel
vitamer
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According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries
used around the world) there are 8 words with the pattern V---ME-.
That is, seven letter words with 1st letter V and 5th letter M and
6th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are: