vitamin B6

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Origin of vitamin B6

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby vitamin B6

vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B12 neuropathy, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B9, vitamin Bc, vitamin B complex, vitamin Bx, vitamin C

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How to use vitamin B6 in a sentence

I take calcium and vitamin D supplements, but prescription medications are generally only for women in menopause.
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This at-home blood test kit gives a full reading of antioxidant, fatty acid, or vitamin panels.
Nothing Says I Love You Like Data|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The irony in it all is that our bodies need, if not crave, Vitamin D—and more than a chewable tablet.
Is the Facekini the Future of Beachwear?|Justin Jones|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The summertime staple is also a good source of potassium, vitamin A and vitamin C. 2.
10 Ways to Stay Hydrated (That Aren’t Water)|DailyBurn|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

At 96 percent water, cukes have no saturated fat or cholesterol, and are very high in vitamin K, vitamin B6 and iron.
10 Ways to Stay Hydrated (That Aren’t Water)|DailyBurn|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They carefully devised vitamin-free, protein-free, mineral-free diets that tasted like library paste and smelled worse.
The Coffin Cure|Alan Edward Nourse
Digestibility, as well as protein, mineral and vitamin requirements, must also be considered.
How to Live|Irving Fisher and Eugene Fisk
Vitamin B complex, vitamin C—and, finally, half a dozen highly questionable contraceptive pills?
Inside John Barth|William W. Stuart
The essential element of foods is the vitamin, a nitrogenous substance of indeterminate nature.
The Goat-gland Transplantation|Sydney B. Flower
Moreover, he had isolated a vitamin in this protein not found in any of man's present foods.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung|Victor Appleton

British Dictionary definitions for vitamin B6

vitamin B6

noun

another name for pyridoxine

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

Medical definitions for vitamin B6

vitamin B6

Pyridoxine and related compounds.

Scientific definitions for vitamin B6

vitamin B6

Any of several water-soluble pyridine derivatives, especially pyridoxine, that are coenzymes in amino acid synthesis and are important in protein and fat metabolism and in healthy nerve function. Vitamin B6 is found in liver, whole-grain foods, fish, yeast, and many vegetables.