pantothenic acid

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymspantothen

   BroaderB-complex vitaminacid

Questions about pantothenic acid

What does pantothenic acid mean?

pantothenic acid means "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".

What is another word for pantothenic acid?

Close synonyms include pantothen. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.