provitamin

[ proh-vahy-tuh-min; British also proh-vit-uh-min ]

nounBiochemistry.

a substance that an organism can transform into a vitamin, as carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the liver.

Origin of provitamin

First recorded in 1925–30; pro-¹ + vitamin

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British Dictionary definitions for provitamin

provitamin

/ (prəʊˈvɪtəmɪn) /

noun

a substance, such as carotene, that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues

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