lipovitamin

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noun

Any fat-soluble vitamin.

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Meanings

nounlipovitamin (plural lipovitamins)

plural lipovitamins

  1. biochemistryAny fat-soluble vitamin.

    A deficit of biliary lipids in the alimentary tract causes: (a) fat malabsorption¹⁴², principally of lipovitamins, cholesterol and monoacylglycerols, but not of long-chain fatty acids¹⁶; (b) delayed formation of gut chylomicrons with larger sizes¹⁴³; […].

    2008, M. C. Carey, M. R. Leonard, “Pathophysiology of bile secretion”, in M. C. Carey, P. Dité, A. Gabryelewicz, V. Keim, J. Mössner, editors, Falk Symposium 161: Future Perspectives in Gastroenterology, Dordrecht: Springer, →ISBN, page 88

Origin

From lipo- + vitamin.

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