Found 2 items, similar to calciferol.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: calciferol calciferol n : a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: vitamin D, viosterol, ergocalciferol, cholecarciferol, D]
English → English (gcide) Definition: calciferol 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] 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]