multivitamin
/mˌʌltivˈaɪtˌʌmən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A preparation containing such a mixture.
adj
Containing or relating to multiple vitamins.
Example Sentences
- "Taking a daily multivitamin might be associated with improved brain function in older adults, a new study says, and the benefit appears to be greater for those with a history of cardiovascular disease."
- "“It goes with my mantra of there is ‘no magic pill’ to prevent cognitive decline,” said Isaacson, who was not involved in the new study. “At my clinic, we check nutritional blood measures and personally tailor interventions, and in doing so we don’t tend to recommend multivitamins since we address the individual deficiencies.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English vitamin English multivitamin From multi- + vitamin.