vitamin D3
a D vitamin, C27H43OH, occurring in fish-liver oils, that differs from vitamin D2 by slight structural differences in the molecule.
- Also called cholecalciferol.
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How to use vitamin D3 in a sentence
vitamin D3—Most of you reading this are probably vitamin D deficient if you wear clothes and work indoors.
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British Dictionary definitions for vitamin D3
another name for cholecalciferol
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Scientific definitions for vitamin D3
A colorless, crystalline steroid hormone that the body synthesizes in the skin when its precursor, a derivative of cholesterol, is irradiated by sunlight. Vitamin D3 is also found in fish-liver oils, irradiated milk, and all irradiated animal foodstuffs. Also called calciferol, cholecalciferol. Chemical formula: C27H44O.
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