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hydroxyvitamin

hydroxyvitamin noun: any hydroxy derivative of a vitamin, but in practice a derivative of vitamin D that is measured in order to diagnose vitamin D deficiency.

Noun

hydroxyvitamin (plural hydroxyvitamins)

  1. Any hydroxy derivative of a vitamin, but in practice a derivative of vitamin D that is measured in order to diagnose vitamin D deficiency

Forms of hydroxyvitamin

pluralhydroxyvitamins

Origin of hydroxyvitamin

From hydroxy- + vitamin.

Questions about hydroxyvitamin

What does hydroxyvitamin mean?
Hydroxyvitamin means any hydroxy derivative of a vitamin, but in practice a derivative of vitamin D that is measured in order to diagnose vitamin D deficiency.
What part of speech is hydroxyvitamin?
Hydroxyvitamin is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxyvitamin?
The plural of hydroxyvitamin is hydroxyvitamins.

Words near hydroxyvitamin in the dictionary

  1. hydroxytyrosols
  2. hydroxyurea
  3. hydroxyureas
  4. hydroxyuria
  5. hydroxyvalerate
  6. hydroxyvitamin
  7. hydroxyvitamins
  8. hydroxywarfarin
  9. hydroxywithanolide
  10. hydroxywithanolides
  11. hydroxywogonin

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