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calciferol

[kal-sif-uh-rawl, -rol]

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. a fat-soluble, crystalline, unsaturated alcohol, C 28 H 43 OH, occurring in milk, fish-liver oils, etc., produced by ultraviolet irradiation of ergosterol, and used as a dietary supplement, as in fortified milk.

calciferol

/ æˈɪəɒ /

noun

  1. Also: vitamin D2.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: C 28 H 43 OH

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calciferol

  1. Any of several sterols that are forms of vitamin D, especially ergocalciferol (vitamin D 2) and cholecalciferol (vitamin D 3).

  2. See more at vitamin D

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Word History and Origins

Origin of calciferol1

First recorded in 1930–35; calcif(erous) + (ergost)erol
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Word History and Origins

Origin of calciferol1

C20: from calcif ( erous + ergost ) erol

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