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calcitroic

calcitroic adjective: relating to calcitroic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

calcitroic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to calcitroic acid or its derivatives
    • If 1,25-dihydroxyvitmain D does not interact with VDREs, it is further degraded by CYP24A1 (24-hydroxylase) to the inactive form, calcitroic acid [ 29 ].2015 August 19, Dylan T. Dahlquist, Brad P. Dieter, Michael S. Koehle, “Plausible ergogenic effects of vitamin D on athletic performance and recovery”, in Journal of the International Society of...

Origin of calcitroic

From calcitriol + -oic.

Phrases with calcitroic

Questions about calcitroic

What does calcitroic mean?
Calcitroic means relating to calcitroic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is calcitroic?
Calcitroic is an adjective.

Words near calcitroic in the dictionary

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

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