calciferol

Dictionary: cal·cif·er·ol (kăl-sĭf'ə-rôl', -rōl') pronunciation

n.
See vitamin D₂.

[CALCIFER(OUS) + -OL¹.]

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Used at one time as a name for ercalciol (ergocalciferol or vitamin D₂), made by the ultra-violet irradiation of ergosterol. Also used as a general term to include both vitamers of vitamin D (vitamins D₂ and D₃).

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vitamin d₂; ergocalciferol.

c.-25-hydroxylase — a hepatic microsomal enzyme which controls the conversion of cholecalciferol to 25-hydroxycholecalciferol.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
Synonyms: vitamin D, viosterol, ergocalciferol, cholecarciferol, D

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