ergocalciferoln.
/ˌəːɡəʊkalˈsɪfərɒl/ Biochemistry.
= vitamin D n. at vitamin n. Compounds 1. Also called calciferol n.
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1952 Chem. & Engin. News 7 Jan. 104 The following names have been adopted [by the IUPAC Commission on the Nomenclature of Biological Chemistry]... D2 (calciferol), ergocalciferol.
1976 Lancet 9 Oct. 796/2 Ergocalciferol is a synthetic form of the vitamin produced by ultraviolet irradiation of ergosterol (a plant sterol).
1978 Nature 30 Mar. 395/3 Chickens, and especially turkeys, could not effectively utilise the ‘plant’ form of vitamin D, ergocalciferol, that sufficed for mammals.
1985 Proc. Workshop Vitamin D VI. 69 (heading) Relation differences between ergocalciferol and cholecalciferol.
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