Vitamin A

Definition: Vitamin A

Vitamin A

Noun

1. Any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes.

Specialty Definitions: Vitamin A

Domain	Definitions
Health	A substance used in cancer prevention; it belongs to the family of drugs called retinoids. (references)
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Synonyms: Vitamin A

Synonyms: antiophthalmic factor (n), axerophthol (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Vitamin A

Specialty definitions using "vitamin A": 2,6-Dichloroindophenol, 24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D 3 ♦ 4-Aminobenzoic Acid ♦ 6-Aminonicotinamide ♦ 90Y-DOTA-biotin ♦ Aminobenzoic Acids, ammonia burn, avian encephalomalacia ♦ beta carotene, bioassays ♦ Calcium-Binding Protein, Vitamin D-Dependent, crazy chick disease ♦ Dehydrocholesterols, D-resistant ♦ enriched rice ♦ Factor VII Deficiency, FIGLU Test, Fish Oils ♦ Hydroxocobalamin, Hypervitaminosis A ♦ keratoconjunctivitis of poultry ♦ Lipid Peroxides ♦ methaemoglobinaemia ♦ Nicotinic Acids ♦ Osteocalcin ♦ Protein S ♦ Retinoids, Retinol-Binding Proteins ♦ Schilling Test, synthetic retinoid ♦ Transcobalamins, Tretinoin ♦ Vitamin B 12, vitamin D resistant rickets, Vitamin U ♦ Yeast, Dried. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Vitamin A

Domain	Title
Books	Dri Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, vanadi (reference) Carotenoids As Colorants and Vitamin a Precursors: Technological and Nutritional Applications (reference) Requirements of Vitamin A, Iron, Folate, and Vitamin B12: Report of a Joint Fao/Who Expert Consultation (reference) Vitamin A and the Immune Function: A Symposium (Monograph Published Simultaneously As the Journal of Nutritional Immunology , Vol 4, No 1/2) (reference) Requirements of Vitamin A, Thiamine, Riboflavin and Niacin: Report of a Joint Fao/Who Expert Group (reference) (more book examples)
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Photo Album: Vitamin A

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	Shown is an ad from the Washington Post November 6, 1985. The ad talks about fats, vegetables, Vitamin A and C, and fiber. It states the fiber or roughage may help prevent colon cancer. It also shows the 1-800-4-CANCER phone number.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.		Bitot's Spots caused by vitamin A deficiency.Credit: CDC.
	Mwana Wa Thanzi Maso Amphamvu : Vitamin A Amateteza Ana ku Matenda a Khungu.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Vitamin A

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Vitamin A, D, E and K). Like vitamins, minerals are chemicals that are required by the body to remain in good health. (references)
		Some reports have described a slowing of the disease in children with Batten disease who were treated with vitamins C and E and with diets low in vitamin A. However, these treatments did not prevent the fatal outcome of the disease. (references)
Children	Nepal	The Government has made significant progress in improving basic community health care services over the past 5 years, bringing down the mortality rate of children under age 5 by 23 percent since 1996. A Vitamin A supplementation program operates nationwide, and immunization outreach has increased from 45 percent in 1996 to 60 percent this year. (references)
	Indonesia	According to U.N. data, as many as 30 to 50 percent of the country's children under the age of 5 may be suffering from some form of malnutrition, an increase from 9.8 percent in 1995. One university source in 2000 estimated that 20 million children were malnourished, an increase from 8 million in 1997. Specifically, researchers have begun to document an increase in children suffering from deficiencies of Vitamin A, iron, and protein. (references)
Worker Rights	China	Nutritional deficiency ailments, such as goiter (from a lack of iodine), night blindness (from a lack of Vitamin A), and rickets are said to be relatively common among children in some areas. (references)
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Expressions: Vitamin A

Expressions using "vitamin A": Vitamin A (Retinol) ♦ vitamin A acid ♦ vitamin A alcohol ♦ vitamin A aldehyde ♦ Vitamin A Deficiency. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Vitamin A

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
vitamin a	781
pregnancy vitamin a	59
vitamin a food	56
vitamin a skin care	27
vitamin a daily requirement	20
vitamin a retinol	13
vitamin a palmitate	10
beta carotene vitamin a	9
vitamin a d side effects	3
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Modern Translations: Vitamin A

Language		Translations for "vitamin A"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		vitamin A (carotene, vitamine A), karotin (carotene). (various references)

Dutch		vitamine A (carotene, vitamine A), karoteen (carotene), caroteen (carotene). (various references)

Finnish		karoteeni (carotene). (various references)

French		carotène. (various references)

German		Vitamin A (carotene, E672, vitamine A), Karotin (carotene, carotin), Carotine (carotene), Carotin (carotene). (various references)

Italian		vitamina A (carotene, E672, vitamine A), caroteni (carotene), carotene (carotene). (various references)

Pig Latin		itaminvay aay

Portuguese		vitamina A (carotene, E672, vitamine A), carotenos (carotene), caroteno (carotene). (various references)

Spanish		vitamina A (carotene, E672, vitamine A), carotenos (carotene), caroteno (carotene). (various references)
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Anagrams: Vitamin A

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-i-i-m-n-t-v"
	-1 letter: vitamin.
	-2 letters: intima, vimina.
	-3 letters: amain, amnia, anima, animi, atman, avant, avian, manat, mania, manta, matin, mavin.
	-4 letters: amia, amin, anta, anti, atma, inia, inti, main, mana, mina, mini, mint, tain, vain, vina, vita.
	-5 letters: aim, ain, ait, ama, ami, ana, ani, ant, ava, man, mat, nam, nim, nit, tam, tan, tav, tin, van, vat.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-i-i-m-n-t-v"
	+2 letters: intravitam.
	+3 letters: antivitamin, carminative, imaginative, megavitamin.
	+4 letters: antivitamins, avitaminoses, avitaminosis, avitaminotic, carminatives, manipulative, megavitamins, motivational, salvationism.
	+5 letters: animadverting, contaminative, imaginatively, misevaluating, misevaluation, salvationisms, unimaginative, vegetarianism, vocationalism.
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