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    VIOSTEROL

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A fat-soluble vitamin that prevents ricketsplay

    Synonyms:

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

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    Nouns denoting substances

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

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

    Meronyms (substance of "viosterol"):

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

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