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Definition of "fat-soluble" [fat-soluble]

  • Soluble in fats or fat solvents. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "fat-soluble" in a sentence
  • "Because children with Alagille syndrome may develop fat-soluble vitamin (A, D, E and K) deficiencies, it is important to have the vitamin D level in their blood checked."
  • "Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat-soluble, but Vitamin C and all of the B complex vitamins are water soluble."
  • "We don't know for sure, but one possibility is that because vitamin D is fat-soluble, it tends to be pulled out of circulation (literally) by our bodies 'fat cells."
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