Why do some vitamins have names? The surprising history of their alphabetical titles
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In 1912, Polish biochemist Casimir Funk coined the term 'vitamine,' a combination of 'vital' and 'amine,' after his research on nutrients vital for health. This initial discovery began the process of assigning alphabetical labels, but it does not fully explain why do some vitamins have names while others are known by numbers or complex chemical titles.
