provitamin

English

Etymology

From pro- (“forward, facing, favouring, toward”) +‎ vitamin.

Noun

provitamin (plural provitamins)

1. (biochemistry) Any biologically inactive compound that may be converted into a vitamin within an animal organism

Derived terms

• provitamin A
• provitamin D
• provitaminic

Translations

compound

• Finnish: provitamiini
• French: provitamine (fr)
• Japanese: プロビタミン (purobitamin)