cholecalciferol

cholecalciferol [koh-luh-kal-sif-uh-rawl, -rol, kol-uh-] Word Origin noun

1. vitamin D.

Origin of cholecalciferol First recorded in 1930–35; chole- + calci- + -fer + -ol1 British Dictionary definitions for cholecalciferol cholecalciferol noun

1. a compound occurring naturally in fish-liver oils, used to treat rickets. Formula: C 27 H 44 OAlso: vitamin D 3 See also calciferol

cholecalciferol in Medicine cholecalciferol [kō′lĭ-kăl-sĭf′ə-rôl′, -rōl′] n.

1. vitamin D3

cholecalciferol in Science cholecalciferol [kō′lĭ-kăl-sĭf′ə-rôl′, -rōl′]

1. See vitamin D3.