Define the word calciferol"calciferol" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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, ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol.
[WordNet 1.5]
"calciferol" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
calciferol \cal*cif"er*ol\ n.
one of the forms of vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin that
prevents rickets. It is an unsaturated alcohol, C28H43OH
found in foods such as milk and fish liver oils. It is used
as a dietary supplement in milk.
Syn: vitamin D, ergocalciferol, cholecarciferol, D.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
"calciferol" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
calciferol
n : a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: vitamin D,
viosterol, ergocalciferol, cholecarciferol, D]
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