fat-soluble

[ fat-sol-yuh-buh l ]

/ ˈfætˌsɒl yə bəl /

soluble in oils or fats.

Origin of fat-soluble

First recorded in 1920–25

It contains a considerable amount of the fat-soluble vitamines.

Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the |Various
At least two "determinants" are thought to be concerned in the nutrition of growth, a fat-soluble and a water-soluble substance.

Food Poisoning |Edwin Oakes Jordan
If the bean is sprouted, a large amount of this fat-soluble vitamine is produced by the plant itself.

Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the |Various
The fat-soluble vitamine has been termed by some the growth vitamine.

Scurvy Past and Present |Alfred Fabian Hess

Without milk fat, in whole milk or in butter, we run considerable risk of having too little of the fat-soluble vitamine.

Food Guide for War Service at Home |Katharine Blunt, Frances L. Swain, and Florence Powdermaker

fat-soluble

soluble in nonpolar substances, such as ether, chloroform, and oils. Fat-soluble compounds are often insoluble in water

fat-soluble

Soluble in fats or fat solvents.