Search Result for "vitamin d":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets;
[syn: vitamin D, calciferol, viosterol, ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol, D]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
