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ergocalciferol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
er-go-cal-cif-er-ol
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Constituent of vitamin D₁ and vitamin D₂.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From ergo- + calciferol. The calciferous ergosterol.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ergocalciferols (plural)

Derived Forms

doxercalciferol hydroxyergocalciferol

Synonyms

vitamin d calciferol viosterol cholecalciferol d

Questions

What does ergocalciferol mean?
Constituent of vitamin D₁ and vitamin D₂.
Where does ergocalciferol come from?
From ergo- + calciferol. The calciferous ergosterol.

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