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megavitamin

[meg-uh-vahy-tuh-min; Brit. also meg-uh-vit-uh-min]

meg·a·vi·ta·min

[meg-uh-vahy-tuh-min; Brit. also meg-uh-vit-uh-min]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or using very large amounts of vitamins: megavitamin therapy. Compare orthomolecular.
noun
2.
megavitamins, doses of vitamins much larger than the recommended dietary allowances.

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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

Origin:
1965–70; mega- + vitamin
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megavitamin meg·a·vi·ta·min (měg'ə-vī'tə-mĭn)
n.
A dose of a vitamin greatly exceeding the amount required to maintain health.

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