multivitamin
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of multivitamin
Explanation
A multivitamin is a pill you take each day that provides you with many different vitamins and minerals. If you want to get your A, your B, your C, your D, and your E all in one horse pill, then take your multivitamin! Many people take multivitamins, including picky kids whose parents worry about their health and pregnant women, who need to take in more nutrients than usual. If you're feeling fatigued, your doctor might suggest taking a daily multivitamin. The word multivitamin makes it clear that this supplement contains more than one type of vitamin: multi- means "many or much," from a Latin root. Vitamin contains the Latin root vita, or "life."
Vocabulary lists containing multivitamin
Nutrition - Introductory
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Nutrition - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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For example, taking a multivitamin, along with a vitamin B6 supplement could lead to a double dose - and too much vitamin B6 over a long period of time can result in nerve damage.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
For an adult with no underlying health conditions, she recommends a balanced diet, with vitamin D supplements in the winter months, and perhaps a multivitamin and fish oil if needed.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Some companies also promote their products for general wellness, akin to a multivitamin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
When they looked at the entire group of participants, they did not see meaningful differences in hypertension risk or blood pressure between those who took a daily multivitamin and those who received a placebo.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025
The only preventative health care I concerned myself with was to take a multivitamin pill during those rare spells when I felt a bit run down and to eat lots of vegetables.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve
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