multivitamin

«multivitamin» in Mova's school dictionary: a tablet, gummy or liquid that contains many different… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a multivitamin, multivitamins); adjective (multivitamin)

meaning for a pupil

1) A multivitamin is a tablet, gummy or liquid that contains many different vitamins and often minerals together. tree →

2) It is taken to help people get vitamins they might not get enough of from food. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and science lessons about food, nutrients and a balanced diet. Doctors say most vitamins should come from healthy food; supplements are an extra. Phrases: «take a multivitamin», «children's multivitamin».

examples

• I take a multivitamin with breakfast. tree →
• Multivitamins come as tablets, gummies or drops. tree →
• A multivitamin has vitamins A, C, D and more. tree →
• Eating fruit and vegetables is better than relying on multivitamins. tree →
• Don't eat multivitamin gummies like sweets. tree →
• Mum checked the label to see the right dose of multivitamin. tree →
• Some multivitamins also contain iron. tree →
• The doctor said I could take a children's multivitamin in winter. tree →

note

Countable. Multi + vitamin: «multi» means many. Safety: vitamins and iron can be harmful if a child eats too many, so only take them as an adult says. Myth: multivitamins do not replace healthy eating.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «multivitamin» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.