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FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any vitamin that is soluble in fats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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)

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 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)