Vitamin
water-soluble vitamin
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Definitions related to water-soluble vitamin:
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A vitamin that can dissolve in water. Water-soluble vitamins are carried to the body's tissues but are not stored in the body. They are found in plant and animal foods or dietary supplements and must be taken in daily. Vitamin C and members of the vitamin B complex are water-soluble.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(water soluble vitamin) Class of vitamins which are soluble in water.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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Vitamins that are freely soluble in water.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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