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ergocalciferol

(ʉr′gō kal sif′ər ôl′, -ōl′)

noun

a crystalline sterol, CHOH, formed by the ultraviolet irradiation of ergosterol; vitamin D

See ergocalciferol in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

See vitamin D₂.

Origin:

Origin: ergo(t)

Origin: + calciferol

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