Definitions of fat-soluble vitamin
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any vitamin that is soluble in fats
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A, antiophthalmic factor, axerophthol, vitamin A
any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes
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D, calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol, viosterol, vitamin D
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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E, tocopherol, vitamin E
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
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antihemorrhagic factor, naphthoquinone, vitamin K
a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood
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alpha-tocopheral
a potent form of vitamin E obtained from germ oils or by synthesis
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retinol, vitamin A1
an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene
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dehydroretinol, vitamin A2
a viscous alcohol that is less active in mammals than is vitamin A1
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phylloquinone, phytonadione, vitamin K1
a form of vitamin K
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menadione, vitamin K3
a form of vitamin K
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type of:
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vitamin
any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
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