megavitamin

American  

[meg-uh-vahy-tuh-min, meg-uh-vit-uh-min] / ˈmɛg əˌvaɪ tə mɪn, ˈmɛg əˌvɪt ə mɪn /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or using very large amounts of vitamins.

   megavitamin therapy.

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noun

1. megavitamins, doses of vitamins much larger than the recommended dietary allowances.

Etymology

Origin of megavitamin

First recorded in 1965–70; mega- + vitamin

Example Sentences

Respected innovators, organizers, and activists embraced quack alternative therapies like megavitamin doses, special diets, and something called “chelation,” “in which an individual is dosed with drugs that remove accumulated heavy metals from the body.”

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2016

I recall my parents in the 1970s trying out a range of therapies and various diets for my younger brother Noah, a low-functioning adult autistic: everything from chiropractic adjustments to megavitamin doses to copper bracelets.

From Time • Feb. 25, 2010

Some sufferers have spent small fortunes on obscure rejuvenating treatments in Switzerland and sheep-gland injections in Rumania, or have turned to holistic healers, megavitamin therapists, even voodoo doctors and spiritualists.

From Time Magazine Archive