Noun
/bita.minoˈloxi.a/
Vitaminología is a term used in Spanish to refer to the branch of medicine or science that studies vitamins, their properties, functions, and importance in nutrition. It is a specialized field that focuses on the study of how vitamins affect the human body's health and well-being. The word vitaminología is not commonly used in everyday language but is more frequent in the medical and scientific context, making it more common in written form than in oral speech.
La vitaminología es una disciplina crucial para comprender la importancia de las vitaminas en nuestra dieta.
English: Vitaminology is a crucial discipline to understand the importance of vitamins in our diet.
Los expertos en vitaminología estudian los efectos de las deficiencias vitamínicas en la salud.
English: Experts in vitaminology study the effects of vitamin deficiencies on health.
Estar en plena vitaminología
English: To be in full vitaminology
(Meaning: to be in good health)
Conocer al dedillo la vitaminología
English: To know vitaminology like the back of one's hand
(Meaning: to know a lot about vitamins)
Ir de vitaminología
English: To go on about vitamins
(Meaning: to discuss vitamins excessively)
Estudiar como la vitaminología
English: To study like a vitaminologist
(Meaning: to study in depth about a subject)
The word vitaminología is a combination of "vitamina" (vitamin) and the suffix "-logía", derived from the Greek word "logos" which means "study" or "word". Therefore, vitaminología literally translates to "the study of vitamins".
Synonyms - Nutrición de vitaminas (Vitamin nutrition) - Estudio de las vitaminas (Study of vitamins)
Antonyms - Desconocimiento de las vitaminas (Unknowledge about vitamins) - Carencia de información sobre vitaminas (Lack of information about vitamins)