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