calciferol

3 definitions found

calciferol - 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 \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 - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  calciferol
      n 1: a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: vitamin D
           , calciferol, viosterol, ergocalciferol,
           cholecalciferol, D]