ergocalciferol
n. vitamin D2, vitamin produced by the body during exposure to ultraviolet light | ||||
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ergocalciferol
Noun
1. a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
(synonym) vitamin D, calciferol, viosterol, cholecarciferol, D
(hypernym) fat-soluble vitamin
(substance-meronym) ergosterol
Noun
1. a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
(synonym) vitamin D, calciferol, viosterol, cholecarciferol, D
(hypernym) fat-soluble vitamin
(substance-meronym) ergosterol
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ergocalciferol
ergocalciferol
n : a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: vitamin d, calciferol, viosterol, cholecarciferol, d]
ergocalciferol
n : a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: vitamin d, calciferol, viosterol, cholecarciferol, d]
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Ergocalciferol
Ergocalciferol (Deltalin®, Eli Lilly and Company) is a form of Vitamin D, also called vitamin D2. It has the systematic name "(3β,5Z,7E,22E)-9,10-secoergosta-5,7,10(19),22-tetraen-3-ol". It is created from viosterol, which in turn is created when ultraviolet light activates ergosterol.
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