water-miscible vitamin
nounUK /ˈwɔː.tə ˈmɪs.ə.bəl ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/
US /ˈwɔː.t̬ɚ ˈmɪs.ə.bəl ˈvaɪ.t̬ə.mɪn/
A vitamin that mixes easily with water, like vitamin C.
Oranges are full of water-miscible vitamins that your body uses right away.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored in the body, so it must be eaten often.
Doctors say water-miscible vitamins should be part of your daily meals.
3. Any nutrient that spreads evenly through watery liquids in the body.
Because it is a water-miscible vitamin, it travels through the blood quickly.
4. A vitamin that leaves the body in urine when there is too much of it.
Extra water-miscible vitamins usually pass out of the body instead of building up.