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[syn: vitamin D, calciferol, viosterol, ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol, D]
The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
vitamin D
n 1: a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: vitamin
D, calciferol, viosterol, ergocalciferol,
cholecalciferol, D]