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calcifediol

calcifediol noun: a prehormone which is produced by hydroxylation of vitamin D₃ (cholecalciferol) in the liver.

Noun

calcifediol (uncountable)

  1. A prehormone which is produced by hydroxylation of vitamin D₃ (cholecalciferol) in the liver.
    Synonyms:
    calcidiol, 25-hydroxycholecalciferol

Synonyms of calcifediol

Origin of calcifediol

From (cole)calcife(rol) + diol.

Questions about calcifediol

What does calcifediol mean?
Calcifediol means a prehormone which is produced by hydroxylation of vitamin D₃ (cholecalciferol) in the liver.
What part of speech is calcifediol?
Calcifediol is a noun.

Words near calcifediol in the dictionary

  1. calcide
  2. calcides
  3. Calcidian
  4. calcidiol
  5. Calcidius
  6. calcifediol
  7. calciferol
  8. calciferols
  9. calciferous
  10. calcifiability
  11. calcifiable

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