"fat-soluble" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fat-soluble [comparative], most fat-soluble [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} fat-soluble (comparative more fat-soluble, superlative most fat-soluble)
  1. Soluble in lipids, and in organic solvents; soluble in fats, (medicine) and therefore tending to accumulate in the fat and adipose tissue of the body. Synonyms: liposoluble Related terms: water-soluble Translations (dissolving easily in fat): fedtopløselig (Danish), rasvaliukoinen (Finnish), λιποδιαλυτός (lipodialytós) (Greek), zsírban oldódó (Hungarian), fettløselig (Norwegian Bokmål), rozpuszczalny w tłuszczach (Polish), fettlöslig (Swedish)
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