
cal·cif·er·ol
n : an alcohol C28H43OH usu. prepared by irradiation of ergosterol and used as a dietary supplement in nutrition and medicinally esp. in the control of rickets - called also ergocalciferol , viosterol , vitamin D , vitamin D2 - see DRISDOL .
                  
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