English Words Starting With V

• vitamin k1

  nounLow
  /ˈvɪtəmɪn keɪ wʌn/A fat-soluble vitamin essential for blood coagulation and bone metabolism, also known as phylloquinone.
• vitamin k2

  nounLow
  /ˈvɪtəmɪn ˌkeɪ ˈtuː/A fat-soluble vitamin of the K group, also known as menaquinone, which is crucial for blood clotting and calcium regulation in bones and arteries.
• vitamin k3

  nounLow (Technical/Scientific)
  /ˈvɪtəmɪn keɪ ˈθriː/A synthetic form of vitamin K used as a dietary supplement and sometimes in animal feed, chemically known as menadione.
• vitamin m

  nounC2 (Very Rare/Idiomatic Slang)
  /ˈvɪtəmɪn ˈem/Money, cash, or funding, particularly in slang contexts where money is seen as a vital resource for life or success.
• vitamin p

  nounVery Low
  /ˈvɪtəmɪn piː/A lighthearted, humorous or slang term for 'pornography', often using 'vitamin' metaphorically to suggest it as something essential or beneficial to one's 'health' or libido.
• vitaphone

  nounVery Low
  /ˈvɪtəfəʊn/A specific early proprietary sound-on-disc system for synchronising recorded music and sound effects with motion picture film.
• vitascope

  nounExtremely Rare / Historical / Obsolete
  /ˈvaɪ.tə.skəʊp/An early motion picture projector, historically significant in the development of cinema.
• vitebsk

  nounC1
  /ˈvɪtɛbsk/A city in northeastern Belarus, an administrative center of the Vitebsk Region.
• vitellin

  nounC2
  /vɪˈtɛlɪn/A major protein found in egg yolk.
• vitelline membrane

  nounC2
  /vɪˈtɛl.iːn ˈmɛm.breɪn/The transparent, non-cellular membrane that immediately surrounds the yolk of an egg, particularly in avian and some reptile eggs.
• vitellogenesis

  nounVery Low
  /ˌvɪtələʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/The process of yolk formation and deposition in the oocyte (egg cell) of an animal.
• vitellus

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /vɪˈtɛləs/The yolk of an egg.
• viti levu

  nounC2
  /ˌviːti ˈleɪvuː/the largest island of Fiji.
• vitiate

  verbverb-transitiveC2
  /ˈvɪʃ.i.eɪt/To spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of something; to make something faulty or ineffective.
• viticetum

  nounRare
  /ˌvɪtɪˈsiːtəm/A plantation or collection of cultivated vines; specifically, a vineyard or an area where grapevines are grown for wine production.
• viticulture

  nounC2
  /ˈvɪtɪˌkʌltʃə/The cultivation or farming of grapevines, especially for winemaking.
• vitiligo

  nounLow
  /ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡəʊ/A medical condition characterized by the development of white patches on the skin due to loss of pigment-producing cells.
• vitim

  nounB1
  /ˈvɪk.tɪm/A person who has been harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.
• vito

  nounVery Low
  /ˈviːtəʊ/A personal name of Latin origin, meaning 'life' or 'to live', often associated with Saint Vitus and the term 'vitality'.
• vitoria

  nounB2
  /ˈvɪk.tər.i/The act of defeating an opponent or succeeding in a struggle or contest.

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