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pseudovitamin

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pseudovitamin
[-vī′təmin]
a substance that has a chemical structure similar to that of a vitamin but lacks the physiologic effects.
pseudovitamin
A substance that does not meet the accepted definition of a required human vitamin
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This four-letter word resurrected several times in the years to follow, as a chemical I made in organic chemistry as an undergrad, as the photoprotectant in my sun block used over a decade of surfing, and as the pseudovitamin that I intentionally excluded from numerous multinutrient compositions that I formulated in my various corporate positions in the 1990s.
The illusion of veracity; Tales from the trail of the comeback kid by Almada, Anthony / Nutraceuticals World
 
 
 
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