"vitamin A" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} vitamin A (uncountable)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of several closely related fat-soluble vitamins that are essential for normal vision; retinol. Wikipedia link: vitamin A Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Vitamins Derived forms: vitamin A acid Related terms: retinoic acid, retinol, tretinoin Translations (any fat-soluble vitamin essential for vision): فِيتَامِين أَلِف (fitamīn ʔalif) [masculine] (Arabic), vitamina A [feminine] (Catalan), 維生素A /维生素A (wéishēngsù A) (Chinese Mandarin), vitamín A class m in (Czech), vitamino A (Esperanto), A-vitamiini (Finnish), vitamine A [feminine] (French), A ვიტამინი (A viṭamini) (Georgian), ვიტამინი A (viṭamini A) (Georgian), Vitamin A [neuter] (German), A-vitamin (Hungarian), A-vítamín [neuter] (Icelandic), ビタミンA (bitamin A) (Japanese), 비타민 A (bitamin A) (Korean), witamina A [feminine] (Polish), akseroftol [masculine] (Polish), vitamina A [feminine] (Portuguese), vitamina A [feminine] (Romanian), витами́н A (vitamín A) [masculine] (Russian), vitamina A [feminine] (Spanish), vitamini A (Swahili), A-vitamin [neuter] (Swedish), A vitamini (Turkish)
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