Definitions for calciferol
calciferol
cal·cif·er·ol
Spelling: [kal-sif-uh-rawl, -rol]
IPA: /kælˈsɪf əˌrɔl, -ˌrɒl/
Calciferol is a 10 letter English word.
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You can make 495 anagrams from letters in calciferol (accefillor).
Definitions for calciferol
noun
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a fat-soluble, crystalline, unsaturated alcohol, C 28 H 43 OH, occurring in milk, fish-liver oils, etc., produced by ultraviolet irradiation of ergosterol, and used as a dietary supplement, as in fortified milk.
Also called vitamin D2.
Origin of calciferol
First recorded in 1930-35; calcif(erous) + (ergost)erol