calciferol

noun

cal·cif·er·ol kal-ˈsi-fə-ˌrȯl How to pronounce calciferol (audio)

-ˌrōl

: an alcohol C₂₈H₄₃OH 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 D₂

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web And there's some evidence to back his recommendation up: The NIH says vitamin D—a fat-soluble vitamin known as calciferol and produced naturally by your body—can help strengthen bones, reduce inflammation, and help with immune function.

Amber Brenza, Health.com, 5 Oct. 2020 Backing up a second here: Vitamin D, aka calciferol, is a fat-soluble vitamin that’s naturally present in a few foods, like fatty fish, beef liver, cheese, and egg yolks, per the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH).

Korin Miller, Health.com, 14 Sep. 2020

单词	calciferol
释义	calciferol noun cal·cif·er·ol kal-ˈsi-fə-ˌrȯl -ˌrōl : an alcohol C₂₈H₄₃OH 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 D₂ Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web And there's some evidence to back his recommendation up: The NIH says vitamin D—a fat-soluble vitamin known as calciferol and produced naturally by your body—can help strengthen bones, reduce inflammation, and help with immune function. Amber Brenza, Health.com, 5 Oct. 2020 Backing up a second here: Vitamin D, aka calciferol, is a fat-soluble vitamin that’s naturally present in a few foods, like fatty fish, beef liver, cheese, and egg yolks, per the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH). Korin Miller, Health.com, 14 Sep. 2020 Word History Etymology calciferous + ergosterol First Known Use 1931, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition calciferol noun cal·cif·er·ol kal-ˈsif-ə-ˌrȯl, -ˌrōl : an alcohol C₂₈H₄₃OH usually prepared by irradiation of ergosterol and used as a dietary supplement in nutrition and medicinally especially in the control of rickets called also ergocalciferol, viosterol, vitamin D, vitamin D₂ see drisdol
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calciferol

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