Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun vitamin D2, one of the D vitamins, a group of related substances that prevent rickets.
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- noun Constituent of vitamin D1 and vitamin D2.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Also has to be D3 (cholecalciferol, not D2 ergocalciferol) and oil based (softgels, not tablets).
Grey Days grrm 2010
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Drisdol is a prescription of 50,000 IU tablets of vitamin D2 or ergocalciferol.
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He also recommends taking vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), not vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol), its synthetic analog.
Bill Gottlieb: The Easiest Way to Prevent Colds and Flu Bill Gottlieb 2010
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Vitamin D refers to two biologically inactive precursors - D3, also known as cholecalciferol, and D2, also known as ergocalciferol.
BakeryAndSnacks RSS 2010
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Cholecalciferol, or Vitamin D3, is a form of Vitamin D that is more easily absorbed and used by the body than the inferior ergocalciferol, which also goes by the name of Vitamin D2.
Propeller Most Popular Stories fatlester 2010
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There are two important forms of vitamin D to note: ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) and cholecalciferol (vitamin D3).
Mensfitness.com 2010
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There are two important forms of vitamin D to note: ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) and cholecalciferol (vitamin D3).
Mensfitness.com 2010
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Vitamin D refers to two biologically inactive precursors - D3, also known as cholecalciferol, and D2, also known as ergocalciferol.
DairyReporter RSS jane.byrne@decisionnews.com 2010
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Vitamin D refers to two biologically inactive precursors - D3, also known as cholecalciferol, and D2, also known as ergocalciferol.
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Cholecalciferol, or Vitamin D3, is a form of Vitamin D that is more easily absorbed and used by the body than the inferior ergocalciferol, which also goes by the name of Vitamin D2.
Propeller Most Popular Stories fatlester 2010
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