witamina

See also: witaminą

Polish

Etymology

From Latin vīta + amina. Coined by Polish biochemist Casimir Funk in 1912.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vi.taˈmi.na/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: wi‧ta‧mi‧na

Noun

witamina f (diminutive witaminka)

  1. vitamin (organic compound essential to human health)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
verbs
  • witaminizować impf
  • witaminować impf

Further reading

  • witamina in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • witamina in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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