megavitamin

megavitamin
/meg"euh vuy'teuh min/; Brit. also /meg"euh vit'euh min/, adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or using very large amounts of vitamins: megavitamin therapy. Cf. orthomolecular.
n.
2. megavitamins, doses of vitamins much larger than the recommended dietary allowances.
[1965-70; MEGA- + VITAMIN]

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