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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

calciferol

/(kăl*sĭf"ẽr*a̤l)/ · cal·cif·er·ol · IPA
01 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…
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    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. See: vitamin D