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vi·ta·min noun : any of various organic substances that are essential in tiny amounts to the nutrition of most animals and some plants and are mostly obtained from foods

vitamin A noun : any of several vitamins (as from egg yolk or fish-liver oils) required esp. for good vision

vitamin B noun 1 : VITAMIN B COMPLEX

2 or vitamin B1 : THIAMINE

vitamin B complex noun : a group of vitamins that are found widely in foods and are essential for normal function of certain enzymes and for growth

vitamin B6 noun : any of several compounds that are considered essential to vertebrate nutrition

vitamin B12 noun : a complex cobalt-containing compound that occurs esp. in liver and is essential to normal blood formation, neural function, and growth; also : any of several compounds of similar action

vitamin C noun : a vitamin found esp. in fruits and vegetables that is needed by the body to prevent scurvy

vitamin D noun : any or all of several vitamins that are needed for normal bone and tooth structure and are found esp. in fish-liver oils, egg yolk, and milk or are produced by the body in response to ultraviolet light

vitamin E noun : any of various oily fat-soluble liquid vitamins whose absence in the body is associated with such ailments as infertility, the breakdown of muscles, and vascular problems and which are found esp. in leaves and in seed germ oils

vitamin K noun [ORIGIN: Dan koagulation coagulation]

: any of several vitamins needed for blood to clot properly

vi·ti·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing 1 : to make faulty or defective : IMPAIR

2 : to make legally ineffective : INVALIDATE

3 : to debase in moral or aesthetic status

— vi·ti·a·tion noun

— vi·ti·a·tor noun

Synonyms

[1] blemish, break, cripple, damage, deface, disfigure, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, spoil—more at DAMAGE

[3] blemish, mar, poison, spoil, stain, taint, tarnish, touch—more at TAINT

vi·ti·cul·ture noun : the growing of grapes

— vi·ti·cul·tur·al adjective

— vi·ti·cul·tur·ist noun

vit·re·ous adjective 1 : of, relating to, or resembling glass : GLASSY <~ rocks>

2 : of, relating to, or being the clear colorless transparent jelly (vitreous humor) behind the lens in the eyeball

vit·ri·ol noun : something resembling acid in being caustic, corrosive, or biting

— vit·ri·ol·ic adjective

Synonyms

acidity, acrimony, asperity, bitterness, cattiness, tartness, virulence—more at ACRIMONY

abuse, fulmination, invective, vituperation—more at ABUSE

vit·tles noun plural : supplies of food : VICTUALS

vi·tu·per·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to abuse in words

— vi·tu·per·a·tive adjective

— vi·tu·per·a·tive·ly adverb

Synonyms

abuse, assail, attack, belabor, blast, castigate, excoriate, jump, lambaste, slam—more at ATTACK

vi·tu·per·a·tion noun : lengthy harsh criticism or abuse

Synonyms

abuse, fulmination, invective, vitriol—more at ABUSE

vi·va interjection [ORIGIN: It & Sp, long live]

— used to express goodwill or approval

vi·va·ce adverb or adjective [ORIGIN: It]

: in a brisk spirited manner — used as a direction in music

vi·va·cious adjective : lively in temper, conduct, or spirit

— vi·va·cious·ly adverb

— vi·va·cious·ness noun

Synonyms

active, animate, animated, brisk, energetic, frisky, gay, jaunty, jazzy, lively, peppy, perky, pert, racy, snappy, spirited, sprightly, springy, vital—more at LIVELY

vi·vac·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being vivacious

vi·va vo·ce adjective [ORIGIN: ML, with the living voice]

: expressed or conducted by word of mouth : ORAL

— viva voce adverb

viv·id adjective 1 : having the appearance of vigorous life

2 : BRILLIANT, INTENSE

3 : producing a strong impression on the senses; especially : producing distinct mental pictures : GRAPHIC

— viv·id·ly adverb

— viv·id·ness noun

viv·i·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing 1 : to put life into : ANIMATE

2 : to make vivid

— viv·i·fi·ca·tion noun

— viv·i·fi·er noun

Synonyms