CALCIFEROL


Meaning of CALCIFEROL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kal-ˈsi-fə-ˌrȯl, -ˌrōl ]

noun

Etymology: calcif erous + ergost erol

Date: 1931

: an alcohol C 28 H 43 OH usually prepared by irradiation of ergosterol and used as a dietary supplement in nutrition and medicinally in the control of rickets and related disorders — called also vitamin D 2

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