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A fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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calciferol
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
vitamin D \vitamin D\ n. any of several chemically related fat-soluble vitamins that prevent rickets. It is found in fish-liver oils, egg yolks and milk. Component vitamin D2 is also called calciferol , and vitamin D3 is called cholecalciferol . Syn: calciferol, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Constituent of vitamin D2.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: vitamin D , viosterol , ergocalciferol , cholecarciferol , D ]