multivitaminadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈvɪtəmɪn/,

/ˌmʌltɪˈvʌɪtəmɪn/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈvaɪdəm(ə)n/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, vitamin n.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + vitamin n.

A. adj.

Involving or containing a variety of vitamins.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > pills, tablets, etc. > [adjective]

multivitamin1939

1939 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 9 Nov. 3/6 (advt. headline) Multi-vitamin products.

1942 Endeavour Jan. 32/1 On the matter of multivitamin treatment, there are different schools of thought.

1942 Endeavour Jan. 32/2 No multivitamin ‘pill’..can at present replace a mixed all-round diet.

1968 M. Pyke Food & Society ii. 17 But it is different when a manufacturer advertises that..expensive multivitamin tablets protect the well-fed people who can afford them against deficiency diseases they will never experience.

1983 S. Kitzinger Woman's Experience of Sex vii. 247 One multi-vitamin tablet taken each day may be a good idea for the older woman.

1997 XL for Men Aug. 32 (advt.) With 30 bio-elements Wellman is no ordinary multivitamin supplement.

B. n.

A tablet or pill which contains a variety of vitamins.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > pills, tablets, etc. > [noun] > tablet or lozenge > specific type of tablet or lozenge

sugar-platec1333

sief?1550

dragée1853

palatinoid1890

multivitamin1941

linguet1943

salt tablet1944

multimineral1990

1941 Pop. Mech. Apr. 159 a/1 Are you getting your money's worth when you buy multi-vitamins?

1968 N. Bethell & B. Burg tr. A. Solzhenitsyn Cancer Ward (1971) i. iv. 56 Mursalimov picked up an empty bottle of multi-vitamins.

1989 Woman's Realm 11 Apr. 11/4 It's now thought that these problems might be prevented by the mother taking multi-vitamins daily before and after conception.

1997 Esquire Aug. 100/1 Now you bombard your body daily with a dizzying..array of multivitamins, megadose supplements, and Emergen-C fizz drinks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multivitamin
释义	multivitaminadj.n. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈvɪtəmɪn/, /ˌmʌltɪˈvʌɪtəmɪn/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈvaɪdəm(ə)n/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, vitamin n. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + vitamin n. A. adj. Involving or containing a variety of vitamins. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > pills, tablets, etc. > [adjective] multivitamin1939 1939 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 9 Nov. 3/6 (advt. headline) Multi-vitamin products. 1942 Endeavour Jan. 32/1 On the matter of multivitamin treatment, there are different schools of thought. 1942 Endeavour Jan. 32/2 No multivitamin ‘pill’..can at present replace a mixed all-round diet. 1968 M. Pyke Food & Society ii. 17 But it is different when a manufacturer advertises that..expensive multivitamin tablets protect the well-fed people who can afford them against deficiency diseases they will never experience. 1983 S. Kitzinger Woman's Experience of Sex vii. 247 One multi-vitamin tablet taken each day may be a good idea for the older woman. 1997 XL for Men Aug. 32 (advt.) With 30 bio-elements Wellman is no ordinary multivitamin supplement. B. n. A tablet or pill which contains a variety of vitamins. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > pills, tablets, etc. > [noun] > tablet or lozenge > specific type of tablet or lozenge sugar-platec1333 sief?1550 dragée1853 palatinoid1890 multivitamin1941 linguet1943 salt tablet1944 multimineral1990 1941 Pop. Mech. Apr. 159 a/1 Are you getting your money's worth when you buy multi-vitamins? 1968 N. Bethell & B. Burg tr. A. Solzhenitsyn Cancer Ward (1971) i. iv. 56 Mursalimov picked up an empty bottle of multi-vitamins. 1989 Woman's Realm 11 Apr. 11/4 It's now thought that these problems might be prevented by the mother taking multi-vitamins daily before and after conception. 1997 Esquire Aug. 100/1 Now you bombard your body daily with a dizzying..array of multivitamins, megadose supplements, and Emergen-C fizz drinks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1939
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