What does "fat-soluble" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "fat-soluble"?

Common synonyms include: liposoluble.

Fat-soluble

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Adjective

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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.
"fat-soluble vitamin"

Adjective

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soluble in fats wordnet

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liposoluble

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"Lyme Disease toxins and most of the toxins produced by industrialized manufacturing are fat-soluble, so named because they accumulate in the body's fat stores."

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