PROVITAMIN

provitamin

(noun) vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

provitamin (plural provitamins)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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