Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin. Vitamin D, or the sunshine vitamin, is actually a hormone produced by the skin. It plays a part in bone health and can be a determinant factor in developing many diseases because of its role in inflammation.
Word Origin & History. empty O.E. Ã¦mettig at leisure, not occupied, unmarried, from Ã¦metta leisure, from Ã¦ not + -metta, from motan to have (see might). The -p- is a euphonic insertion. Sense evolution from at leisure to empty is paralleled in several languages, cf. The adj. adeios must have been applied first to persons who enjoyed freedom from duties, leisure, and so were unoccupied, whence it was extended to objects that were unoccupied [Buck].
In the Gordons' Mess a Marine used to stand as synonym for emptiness. I am sure you understand by this time, Mr. Burns, that Colorado is a synonym for perfection. The fox is the synonym of cunning, and will often outwit the shrewdest trapper. Aversion is frequently employed as a synonym for repugnance. Ziyan caan appears to be used as a synonym of it, or else refers to a part of it.