multivitamin pill
- noun
- /ˈmʌltɪˌvaɪtəmɪn pɪl/
:
pastilla multivitamínica
- You should consult a doctor before starting a multivitamin pill to find the right one for your needs.
Examples
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By deciding on the right multivitamin pill, your site has a better chance of getting a lot of nourishment that is needed.
Blog text (9) -
Many athletes rely on a multivitamin pill to ensure they get essential nutrients.
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Take a multivitamin pill every day; this is something some people take for granted.
Blog text (26) -
They were still minuscule, not yet a match for a multivitamin pill.
Fiction book (2001) -
She takes a multivitamin pill each morning to help maintain her health.
Synonyms
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3.2
A pill, powder, or liquid you take by mouth to add vitamins and minerals to your diet
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2.8
A tablet or pill with many vitamins people take to stay healthy
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1.6
A small pill taken to give your body extra vitamins for health
How Complete
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1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
multivitamin + pill
The phrase is directly compositional: a 'multivitamin' (many vitamins — analyzable as multi- + vitamin) combined with 'pill' (a small tablet) clearly yields a tablet containing multiple vitamins. This morphological structure is transparent and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent parts should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun multivitamin pill comes from joining multi, meaning 'many', with vitamin and the word pill, so imagine one small tablet that holds many different vitamins. That's why it means 'a pill that contains many vitamins'.