vitamin G

American  

noun

1. riboflavin.

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vitamin G British  

noun

1. a former name (esp US and Canadian) for riboflavin

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Etymology

Origin of vitamin G

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

In Monday's Instagram story, McCall said she was being "brilliantly looked after" by Michael and her step-mum Gabby and wanted to give a "big up to step-mums", saying Gabby had "been an amazing rock my whole life" and describing her as "a big dose of vitamin G".

From BBC

At present, for example, chemists believe that there are eight varieties of vitamin B, at least ten of D. One member of the vitamin B family is also known as vitamin G, another newcomer as factor Y. Two relatives of the C tribe are known as J and P. Most practical name-calling, so far as scientific convenience is concerned, would be to recognize each vitamin by its chemical name.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the American Chemical Society meets at Atlanta April 7, Vitamin G will be given prime position on the program.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most interested will be the poor of the South who suffer from pellagra, the disease which Vitamin G is famed for fighting. for preventing.*

From Time Magazine Archive

All contain Vitamin G. An opposing school of thought holds that pellagra is due to an infectious agent which is allowed to grow in the body, due to its rundown condition.

From Time Magazine Archive