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Vitamins:
The term vitamin is derived from the words vital and amine, because
vitamins are required for life and were originally thought to be amines.
Although not all vitamins are amines, they are organic compounds
required by humans in small amounts from the diet. An organic compound
is considered a vitamin if a lack of that compound in the diet results
in overt symptoms of deficiency.
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