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ERGOCALCIFEROL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ergocalciferol mean?
• ERGOCALCIFEROL (noun)
The noun ERGOCALCIFEROL has 1 sense:
1. a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
Familiarity information: ERGOCALCIFEROL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
calciferol; cholecalciferol; D; ergocalciferol; viosterol; vitamin D
Hypernyms ("ergocalciferol" is a kind of...):
fat-soluble vitamin (any vitamin that is soluble in fats)
Meronyms (substance of "ergocalciferol"):
ergosterol (a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation)
Context examples
In vivo, ergocalciferol is formed after sun (ultraviolet) irradiation of plant-derived ergosterol, another form of vitamin D. Ergocalciferol is the form of vitamin D usually found in vitamin supplements.
(Ergocalciferol, NCI Thesaurus)
Ergocalciferol is also made in the laboratory.
(Ergocalciferol, NCI Dictionary)
Ultraviolet irradiation of ergosterol (plant vitamin D) forms ergocalciferol (vitamin D2).
(D Vitamin, NCI Thesaurus)
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