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vitamin d

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
vi-ta-m-in d
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of fat-soluble vitamins, required for normal bone development and preventing rickets, that can be manufactured in the skin on exposure to sunlight.

Uncountable

noun

A dick (“penis”), especially in a sexual context.

Humorous; Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

From vitamin + D (“4th letter”). From being the fourth vitamin discovered. Coined in 1922 by Elmer McCollum, who discovered the vitamin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

vit. D (alternative, abbreviation)

Derived Forms

VDR

Phrases

dihydroxyvitamin-D hydroxyvitamin-D previtamin D previtamin D3 vitamin D receptor vitamin D1 vitamin D2 vitamin D3

Frequently Paired Words

7-dehydrocholesterol calciferol calcitriol cholecalciferol dehydrocholesterol dihydroxycalciferol dihydroxycholecalciferol ergocalciferol

Synonyms

sunshine vitamin anaconda baloney pony bald-headed hermit banana bird birdie bobby boonga cack choad choda

Questions

What does vitamin d mean?
Any of a number of fat-soluble vitamins, required for normal bone development and preventing rickets, that can be manufactured in the skin on exposure to sunlight.
Where does vitamin d come from?
From vitamin + D (“4th letter”). From being the fourth vitamin discovered. Coined in 1922 by Elmer McCollum, who discovered the vitamin.

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