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DIETARY SUPPLEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something added to complete a diet or to make up for a dietary deficiency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("dietary supplement" is a kind of...):
diet (a prescribed selection of foods)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dietary supplement"):
vitamin pill (a pill containing one or more vitamins; taken as a dietary supplement)
Context examples:
A dietary supplement containing all or most of the vitamins and some minerals which may not be readily available in the diet.
(Multivitamins/Minerals, NCI Thesaurus)
Ensure is a type of polymeric enteral nutrition formula and a type of dietary supplement.
(Ensure, NCI Dictionary)
Fish liver oils typically contain high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, and vitamins A and D. It is used as a dietary supplement.
(Fish Liver Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
A dietary supplement containing extract from the medicinal fungus Antrodia cinnamomea with potential antiangiogenic, hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities.
(Antrodia cinnamomea Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)
Carnitine is a type of dietary supplement.
(Carnitor, NCI Dictionary)
It is a type of dietary supplement.
(Calcium carbonate, NCI Dictionary)
A dietary supplement is taken by mouth, and usually contains one or more dietary ingredient (such as vitamin, mineral, herb, amino acid, and enzyme).
(Dietary supplement, NCI Dictionary)
The naturally-occurring bacterial components in this dietary supplement may improve digestion and help maintain adequate colonization of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract by modulating the composition of the normal microflora.
(Beta-glucan/Lactobacillus casei/Bifidobacterium lactis-based Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)
Formulated in various oral forms for use in lactose intolerance, Lactase Enzyme (Lactaid) is a dietary supplement that breaks down lactose (milk sugar) in dairy foods.
(Lactase, NCI Thesaurus)
A dietary supplement containing an extract powder derived from the root of the ashwagandha shrub with potential antineoplastic, antioxidant, immunostimulating and anti-angiogenic activities.
(Ashwagandha Root Powder Extract, NCI Thesaurus)
