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Calciferol

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Noun

1. calciferol, cholecalciferol, d, ergocalciferol, viosterol, vitamin d

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Calciferol

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noun
a fat-soluble steroid, found esp in fish-liver oils, produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on ergosterol. It increases the absorption of calcium from the intestine and is used in the treatment of rickets. Formula: C28H43OH
. Also: vitamin D2

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Calciferol

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noun
ergocalciferol

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Calciferol

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n.
Vitamin D, especially vitamin D2.

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