n. One of the forms of vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets. It is an unsaturated alcohol (C28H43OH) found in foods such as milk and fish liver oils. It is used as a dietary supplement in milk. Syn. -- vitamin D, ergocalciferol, cholecarciferol, D. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
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