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VIOSTEROL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does viosterol mean? 

VIOSTEROL (noun)
  The noun VIOSTEROL has 1 sense:

1. a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents ricketsplay

  Familiarity information: VIOSTEROL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VIOSTEROL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

calciferol; cholecalciferol; D; ergocalciferol; viosterol; vitamin D

Hypernyms ("viosterol" is a kind of...):

fat-soluble vitamin (any vitamin that is soluble in fats)

Meronyms (substance of "viosterol"):

ergosterol (a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation)


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