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25-hy·droxy·cho·le·cal·cif·er·ol

n :  a sterol C27H44O2 that is a metabolite of cholecalciferol formed in the liver, is the circulating form of vitamin D, and has some activity in maintaining calcium homeostasis and preventing rickets .
 
   

 
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