Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Soluble in fats or fat solvents.
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- adjective soluble in
lipids , and inorganic solvents - adjective that tends to
accumulate in theadipose tissue of the body
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective soluble in fats
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Examples
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The four fat-soluble vitamins — A, D, E and K — that travel with fat.
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The four fat-soluble vitamins — A, D, E and K — that travel with fat.
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It's technically considered part of a group of fat-soluble hormones because we produce them naturally (as do plants and other animals) in the presence of ultraviolet sunlight.
Bill Chameides: To Sun or Not to Sun? A Rascally Question. Bill Chameides 2010
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It's technically considered part of a group of fat-soluble hormones because we produce them naturally (as do plants and other animals) in the presence of ultraviolet sunlight.
Bill Chameides: To Sun or Not to Sun? A Rascally Question. Bill Chameides 2010
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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.
Bill Chameides: To Sun or Not to Sun? A Rascally Question. Bill Chameides 2010
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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.
Bill Chameides: To Sun or Not to Sun? A Rascally Question. Bill Chameides 2010
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Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat-soluble, but Vitamin C and all of the B complex vitamins are water soluble.
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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.
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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.
Bill Chameides: To Sun or Not to Sun? A Rascally Question. Bill Chameides 2010
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It's technically considered part of a group of fat-soluble hormones because we produce them naturally (as do plants and other animals) in the presence of ultraviolet sunlight.
Bill Chameides: To Sun or Not to Sun? A Rascally Question. Bill Chameides 2010
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