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vitamin B

British  

noun

  1. any of the vitamins in the vitamin B complex

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

vitamin B Scientific  
  1. Vitamin B complex.

  2. A member of the vitamin B complex, especially thiamine (vitamin B 1).


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My results showed various deficiencies, which the staff recommended treating with vitamin B and glutathione IV drips, acupuncture, cupping massages, osteopathy and daily hydro and mud therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Some, like vitamin B, are necessary to survive.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2025

With vanity flown, they could gleefully recounted receiving vitamin B shots — “in our bums!”

From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

Ulcers, beriberi from lack of vitamin B, tuberculosis, and burst arteries are among the ailments common among those workers, the report said, citing local doctors.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2022

She threw out the Thorazine and vitamin B that a doctor in Los Angeles had prescribed.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

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