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Definition of Calciferol

1. Noun. A fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets.

Definition of Calciferol

1. Noun. Constituent of vitamin D₂. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Calciferol

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Medical Definition of Calciferol

1. This vitamin is produced by the body when exposed to UV light. Plays important role in calcium and phosphorus metabolism. Deficiency is known as rickets. Symptoms include soft (weak) and bendable bones, stunted growth, bow legs, chest deformities and knock-knees. (21 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Calciferol

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1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... DL-threonine—60.0, DL-tryptophan—20.0, L-tyrosine—40.0, DL-valine—50.0, ascorbic acid—0.05, a-tocopherol phosphate—0.01, D-biotin—0.01, calciferol—0.1, ..."

2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... of the south and centre of England with marine fossils, and the calciferol» Sandstone group of Scotland with marine ..."

3. Elements of Chemical Philosophy by Humphry Davy, Sir Humphry Davy (1812)
"Thus, as the metals have been distinguished by a termination in urn, as aurum, so their calciferol or oxidated state might have been denoted by a ..."

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