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  • adjective soluble in oil

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Examples

  • Palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 is attached to a fatty acid that enhances its ability to penetrate the skin making it oil-soluble.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • I do wish more promising supplements had been tested, like vitamin D for various conditions, methyl jasmonate or IV vitamin C for cancer treatment, curcumin for cancer prevention, or various ratios of the oil-soluble vitamins for heart disease.

    Snake oil comes in all kinds of bottles | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009

  • Palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 is attached to a fatty acid that enhances its ability to penetrate the skin making it oil-soluble.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 is attached to a fatty acid that enhances its ability to penetrate the skin making it oil-soluble.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Check with your health professional to see if supplements of these oil-soluble vitamins are needed if you are using yucca over a period of time.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Check with your health professional to see if supplements of these oil-soluble vitamins are needed if you are using yucca over a period of time.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Check with your health professional to see if supplements of these oil-soluble vitamins are needed if you are using yucca over a period of time.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Check with your health professional to see if supplements of these oil-soluble vitamins are needed if you are using yucca over a period of time.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • The sugars make the normally oil-soluble pigment into a water-soluble one—and this is why saffron is easily extracted in hot water or milk and works so well as a coloring agent for rice and other nonfatty foods.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Carotene carrots have the practical advantage of retaining their oil-soluble pigments in water-based dishes, while anthocyanin carrots bleed their water-soluble colors into soups and stews.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

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