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Vitamin g
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- 1 vitamin B₂ or riboflavin. dated, uncountable
- 2 a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss wordnet
- 3 time spent in nature, in a garden or greenspace, as a health benefit informal, uncountable
"2006 June 7, Peter P Groenewegen, Agnes E van den Berg, Sjerp de Vries3 and Robert A Verheij "Vitamin G: effects of green space on health, well-being, and social" BMC Public Health vol. 6 no. 149 →DOI The briefest summary of our program is in its title: Vitamin G, where G stands for the green space around us. Notions of beneficial effects of nearby green space have persisted throughout history."
- 4 Guinness stout Ireland, humorous, uncountable
"With Krissy Harris (former head bartender at Gramercy Tavern) overseeing the bar program, drinkers may be tempted to set Guinness aside for cocktails ... Of course, Vitamin G loyalists can still find the stuff on tap"
Etymology
In the literal vitamin sense, G is the initial of Joseph Goldberger, involved in its discovery. In later figurative senses, G is the initial of the referent.
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