{
    "term": "vitamin",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a natural substance found in food that is an essential part of what humans and animals need to help them grow and stay healthy. There are many different vitamins.",
            "labels": "(British English)(especially North American English)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**vitamin A/B/D/E**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plants are an excellent source of **vitamins and minerals**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "vitamin supplements"
                },
                {
                    "text": "breakfast cereals enriched with vitamins"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She tried changing her diet and taking vitamins."
                },
                {
                    "text": "vitamin deficiency"
                },
                {
                    "text": "vitamin pills"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many juices are fortified with vitamins."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fish is rich in vitamins and minerals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most foods contain vitamin E."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Potatoes provide vitamins A and C, as well as calcium."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some people are getting too much vitamin A."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doctor told me to take vitamins regularly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "vitamin D pills"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["essential", "important", "antioxidant"],
                "verb + vitamin": ["take", "contain", "provide"],
                "vitamin + verb": ["be found in something"],
                "vitamin + noun": ["pills", "supplements", "tablets"],
                "phrases": ["vitamins and minerals"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvɪtəmɪn/",
                "audio": "vi/vitamin/vitamin__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvaɪtəmɪn/",
                "audio": "vi/vitamin/vitamin__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 20th cent.: from Latin vita ‘life’ + amine, because vitamins were originally thought to contain an amino acid."
}