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pantothenic acid

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A yellow oily acid, C9H17NO5, belonging to and found widely in plant and animal tissues.

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  • noun biochemistry A water-soluble antioxidant vitamin needed for the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins; it is found in cereals, legumes, meat and other foods.

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  • noun 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

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From Greek pantothen, from all sides : panto-, all (from pās, pant-; see pan–) + -then, adv. suff.]

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From pantothenic + acid.

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