ERGOCALCIFEROL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

Synonyms:

calciferol; cholecalciferol; D; ergocalciferol; viosterol; vitamin D

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("ergocalciferol" is a kind of...):

fat-soluble vitamin (any vitamin that is soluble in fats)

Meronyms (substance of "ergocalciferol"):

ergosterol (a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation)

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