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has gloss | (noun) a pill or tablet containing several vitamins multivitamin pill, multivitamin |
has gloss | eng: A multivitamin is a preparation intended to supplement a human diet with vitamins, dietary minerals and other nutritional elements. Such preparations are available in the form of tablets, capsules, pastilles, powders, liquids and injectable formulations. Other than injectable formulations, which are only available and administered under medical supervision, multivitamins are recognized by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (the United Nations' authority on food standards) as a category of food. Multivitamin supplements are commonly provided in combination with minerals. A multivitamin/mineral supplement is defined in the United States as a supplement containing 3 or more vitamins and minerals that does not include herbs, hormones, or drugs, where each vitamin and mineral is included at a dose below the tolerable upper level, as determined by the Food and Drug Board, and does not present a risk of adverse health effects. |
lexicalization | eng: multivitamin pill |
lexicalization | eng: multivitamin |
subclass of | (noun) a pill containing one or more vitamins; taken as a dietary supplement vitamin pill |
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lexicalization | ces: multivitamín |
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lexicalization | deu: Multivitamin- |
lexicalization | deu: Multivitamin |
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has gloss | pol: Multiwitamina - złożony preparat farmaceutyczny, zazwyczaj w postaci drażetek, zawierający zespół witamin niezbędnych dla rozwoju i czynności życiowych organizmu, stosowany przy niedoborze witamin, w rekonwalescencji, jako lek uzupełniający w niektórych kuracjach, zwłaszcza antybiotykami. Preparaty "multiwitaminowe" nie mogą być używane jako substytut urozmaiconej diety. Informacja ta, zgodnie z prawem, powinna być zamieszczona również na opakowaniach tychże produktów. |
lexicalization | pol: Multiwitamina |
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lexicalization | ukr: багатовітамін |
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has part:substance | (noun) any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism vitamin |
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similar | e/Multivitamin |
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media:img | B vitamin supplement tablets.jpg |
media:img | Prenatal vitamin tablets.jpg |
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