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Definition of: vitamer
(vī′tə·mər) noun Biochem.
Any dietary factor or other substance that possesses the activity of a given vitamin or acts to counteract a vitamin deficiency, as carotenoid in human subjects. [<VITA(MIN) + Gk. meros a part]
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