Who gave the name vitamin?

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2026-08-02 11:50

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Casimir Funk. He was a Polish biochemist and is generally credited with being the first to formulate the concept of vitamins. He called them "vital amines" or "vitamines". It derives from the Latin 'vita' = life, plus amin from amine.

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