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FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any vitamin that is soluble in fats
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fat-soluble vitamin" is a kind of...):
vitamin (any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fat-soluble vitamin"):
A; antiophthalmic factor; axerophthol; vitamin A (any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes)
calciferol; cholecalciferol; D; ergocalciferol; viosterol; vitamin D (a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets)
E; tocopherol; vitamin E (a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body)
antihemorrhagic factor; naphthoquinone; vitamin K (a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood)
Context examples:
Fat-soluble vitamins include vitamins A, D, E, K, F. Absorbed with ingested dietary fat, fat-soluble vitamins are stored in moderate amounts from the gastrointestinal tract.
(Fat-soluble vitamin, NCI Thesaurus)
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