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CALCIFEROL

\kˈalsɪfəɹˌɒl], \kˈalsɪfəɹˌɒl], \k_ˈa_l_s_ɪ_f_ə_ɹ_ˌɒ_l]\

Definitions of CALCIFEROL

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)

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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

vitamin D2, occurring in fish liver oils, egg yolk, milk, etc., and conserving body calcium and phosphorus; antirhachitic vitamin; isomeric with ergosterol from which it is formed by a series of photochemical reactions; C28H44O.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

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