cholecalciferol

[ koh-luh-kal-sif-uh-rawl, -rol, kol-uh- ]

noun

Origin of cholecalciferol

1
First recorded in 1930–35; chole- + calci- + -fer + -ol1

Words Nearby cholecalciferol

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for cholecalciferol

cholecalciferol

/ (ˌkəʊlɪkælˈsɪfəˌrɒl) /


noun
  1. a compound occurring naturally in fish-liver oils, used to treat rickets. Formula: C 27 H 44 O: Also: vitamin D 3 See also calciferol

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for cholecalciferol

cholecalciferol

[ kō′lĭ-kăl-sĭfə-rôl′, -rōl′ ]


The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.