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vitamin d
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun vitamin d has 1 sense
- vitamin d(n = noun.substance) calciferol, cholecalciferol, d, ergocalciferol, viosterol - a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets; Array is a kind of fat-soluble vitamin
CIDE DICTIONARY
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 . [WordNet 1.5]
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