vitamine
Noun
Meaning
vitamine (plural vitamines)
Obsolete form of vitamin.
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In 1911, Casimir Funk isolated the antineuritic substance from rice bran that he called a "vitamine" (on account of its containing an amino group).
Max Nierenstein a friend and reader of Biochemistry at Bristol University reportedly suggested the "vitamine" name (from "vital amine"). citation ).