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fat-soluble en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. Soluble in lipids, and in organic solvents; soluble in fats.
    • fat-soluble vitamin
  2. Tending to accumulate in the fat and adipose tissue of the body.
    • Lyme Disease toxins and most of the toxins produced by industrialized manufacturing are fat-soluble, so named because they accumulate in the body's fat stores. 2007, Bryan Rosner, Julie Byers, Michael Huckleberry, The Top 10 Lyme Disease Treatments, page 143:

Forms

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more fat-soluble Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most fat-soluble Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

water-soluble

Synonyms

liposoluble · liposoluble

Translations (7)

da fedtopløselig (dissolving easily in fat) · hu zsírban oldódó (dissolving easily in fat) · pl rozpuszczalny w tłuszczach (dissolving easily in fat) · nb fettløselig (dissolving easily in fat) · fi rasvaliukoinen (dissolving easily in fat) · sv fettlöslig (dissolving easily in fat) · el λιποδιαλυτός (dissolving easily in fat)