c28h43oh

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c28h43oh - 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]