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fat-soluble

fat-sol·u·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fat sol-yuh-buh l]
    • /fæt ˈsɒl yə bəl/
    • /fæt ˈsɒl.jʊ.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fat sol-yuh-buh l]
    • /fæt ˈsɒl yə bəl/

Definitions of fat-soluble word

  • adjective fat-soluble soluble in oils or fats. 1
  • adjective fat-soluble soluble in nonpolar substances, such as ether, chloroform, and oils. Fat-soluble compounds are often insoluble in water 0
  • adjective fat-soluble soluble in fats or in solvents for fats 0
  • adjective fat-soluble soluble in lipids, and in organic solvents. 0
  • adjective fat-soluble that tends to accumulate in the adipose tissue of the body. 0
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Origin of fat-soluble

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Fat-soluble

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adverb
pronoun
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fat-soluble popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Related words

  • calciferol

    a fat-soluble steroid, found esp in fish-liver oils, produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on ergosterol. It increases the absorption of calcium from the intestine and is used in the treatment of rickets. Formula: C28H43OH

  • carotene

    any of four orange-red isomers of an unsaturated hydrocarbon present in many plants (β-carotene is the orange pigment of carrots) and converted to vitamin A in the liver. Formula: C40H56

  • coenzyme q 10

    a naturally occurring, fat-soluble, vitaminlike enzyme found in a variety of foods and synthesized in the body: sold as a dietary supplement for its antioxidant properties.

  • steroid

    any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.

  • vitamin a

    a yellow oil, C 20 H 28 O, similar to vitamin A, obtained from fish liver.

  • vitamin d

    calciferol.
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