Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pantothenic_acid

1 sense of pantothenic acid

Sense 1
pantothenic acid, pantothen -- (a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods)
       => B-complex vitamin, B complex, vitamin B complex, vitamin B, B vitamin, B -- (originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins)
       => acid -- (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)