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cholecalciferol

[ koh-luh-kal-sif-uh-rawl, -rol, kol-uh- ]

noun



cholecalciferol

/ ˌəʊɪæˈɪəˌɒ /

noun

  1. a compound occurring naturally in fish-liver oils, used to treat rickets. Formula: C 27 H 44 O Alsovitamin D3 See also calciferol
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cholecalciferol

/ ō′lĭ-ă-ĭə-ô′,-ō′ /

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cholecalciferol1

First recorded in 1930–35; chole- + calci- + -fer + -ol 1
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When we are talking about vitamin D in humans, what we really mean is Vitamin D3, also known as cholecalciferol. 

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Vitamin D3, or cholecalciferol, is more readily absorbed by the body and more potent than vitamin D2, or ergocalciferol, the form often found in multivitamins.

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