undersupplementation

noun

Insufficient (not enough) supplementation.

“Near-synonym: underreplacement”

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underreplacement
Opposite
oversupplementationoverreplacement
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Meanings

nounundersupplementation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableInsufficient (not enough) supplementation.

    Near-synonym: underreplacement

    1 more example

    Menstruating patients and those with abnormal uterine bleeding should be careful to avoid undersupplementation of iron.

    Synonyms: underreplacement · Antonyms: oversupplementation, overreplacement

Synonyms & antonyms

nounInsufficient (not enough) supplementation.

Similar
underreplacement
Opposite
oversupplementationoverreplacement
Also see
underreplacement

Origin

From under- + supplementation.

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APA

undersupplementation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersupplementation

MLA

“undersupplementation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersupplementation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undersupplementation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersupplementation.

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