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cholecalciferol
[koh-luh-kal-sif-uh-rawl, -rol, kol-uh-]
cholecalciferol
/ ˌəʊɪæˈɪəˌɒ /
noun
Also: vitamin D3.a compound occurring naturally in fish-liver oils, used to treat rickets. Formula: C 27 H 44 O See also calciferol
cholecalciferol
See vitamin D 3
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cholecalciferol1
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When we are talking about vitamin D in humans, what we really mean is Vitamin D3, also known as cholecalciferol.
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Vitamin D3, or cholecalciferol, is more readily absorbed by the body and more potent than vitamin D2, or ergocalciferol, the form often found in multivitamins.
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