3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: calciferol n : a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: {vitamin D}, {viosterol}, {ergocalciferol}, {cholecarciferol}, {D}]
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