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Vitamin
A compound required in the diet in minute amounts; fat-soluble if soluble in organic solvents (vitamins A, D and E); water-soluble if soluble in aqueous solutions (ascorbic acid, biotin, cobalamin, folic acid, nicotinamide, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, riboflavin and thiamin).
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