multivitamin

1 of 2

adjective

mul·​ti·​vi·​ta·​min ˌməl-tē-ˈvī-tə-mən How to pronounce multivitamin (audio)
-ˌtī-,
 British usually  -ˈvi-
: containing several vitamins and especially all known to be essential to health
a multivitamin pill

multivitamin

2 of 2

noun

: a multivitamin preparation

Examples of multivitamin in a Sentence

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Adjective
Multivitamin/Prenatal Not all women need a multivitamin or prenatal supplement. Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 18 Apr. 2025 Different Forms of Calcium Supplements Calcium can be supplemented in multivitamin preparations or as a single nutrient. Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
The recalled Multi-V Men multivitamins come in 60-capsule bottles, and 7,546 bottles are affected in total. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025 The pop-up is designed around its new wellness supplements, launched in February, and includes a liquid multivitamin, metabolism gummies and sleep capsules. Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multivitamin

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1939, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of multivitamin was in 1939

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“Multivitamin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multivitamin. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

multivitamin

adjective
mul·​ti·​vi·​ta·​min
ˌməl-ti-ˈvīt-ə-mən
: containing several vitamins and especially all known to be necessary to health
a multivitamin pill
multivitamin noun

Medical Definition

multivitamin

1 of 2 adjective
mul·​ti·​vi·​ta·​min
-ˈvīt-ə-mən, British also -ˈvit-
: containing several vitamins and especially all known to be essential to health
a multivitamin formula

multivitamin

2 of 2 noun
: a multivitamin preparation
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