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pantothen

DEFINITIONS OF: pantothen

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n a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods

Synonyms:
pantothenic acid
Type of:
acid
any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
B, B complex, B vitamin, B-complex vitamin, vitamin B, vitamin B complex
originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
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