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fat-soluble

[fat-sol-yuh-buh l]
adjective Chemistry.
  1. soluble in oils or fats.
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Origin of fat-soluble

First recorded in 1920–25
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Examples from the Web for fat-soluble

Historical Examples

  • The fat-soluble vitamine has been termed by some the growth vitamine.

    Scurvy Past and Present

    Alfred Fabian Hess

  • Without milk fat, in whole milk or in butter, we run considerable risk of having too little of the fat-soluble vitamine.

    Food Guide for War Service at Home

    Katharine Blunt, Frances L. Swain, and Florence Powdermaker

  • At least two "determinants" are thought to be concerned in the nutrition of growth, a fat-soluble and a water-soluble substance.

    Food Poisoning

    Edwin Oakes Jordan

  • If the bean is sprouted, a large amount of this fat-soluble vitamine is produced by the plant itself.

  • This appears to contain paraffin, beeswax, a fat-soluble red dye and considerable rosin.

British Dictionary definitions for fat-soluble

fat-soluble

adjective
  1. soluble in nonpolar substances, such as ether, chloroform, and oils. Fat-soluble compounds are often insoluble in water
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fat-soluble in Medicine

fat-soluble

adj.
  1. Soluble in fats or fat solvents.
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