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calcitriol

US/ˌkæl.sɪˈtɹaɪˌɔl/

calcitriol noun: a physiologically active metabolic derivative C₂₇H₄₄O₃ of cholecalciferol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol) that is synthesized in the liver and kidney and stimulates the intestinal absorption of calcium.

calcitriol: a physiologically active metabolic derivative C₂₇H₄₄O₃ of cholecalciferol...
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Noun

calcitriol (usually uncountable, plural calcitriols)

  1. (usually) A physiologically active metabolic derivative C₂₇H₄₄O₃ of cholecalciferol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol) that is synthesized in the liver and kidney and stimulates the intestinal absorption of calcium.

Forms of calcitriol

pluralcalcitriols

Origin of calcitriol

From calci- (“vitamin D derivative”) + triol.

Words formed from calcitriol

Questions about calcitriol

What does calcitriol mean?
Calcitriol means a physiologically active metabolic derivative C₂₇H₄₄O₃ of cholecalciferol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol) that is synthesized in the liver and kidney and stimulates the intestinal absorption of calcium.
What part of speech is calcitriol?
Calcitriol is a noun.
How do you pronounce calcitriol?
Calcitriol is pronounced /ˌkæl.sɪˈtɹaɪˌɔl/ (US).
What is the plural of calcitriol?
The plural of calcitriol is calcitriols.

Words near calcitriol in the dictionary

  1. calcitrant
  2. calcitrate
  3. calcitrating
  4. calcitration
  5. calcitrations
  6. calcitriol
  7. calcitroic
  8. calcitroic acid
  9. calcitropic
  10. calciturbidite
  11. calciturbidites

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