calciferol

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See also: calciférol

English

Etymology

Coined in 1931 as a blend of calciferous +‎ sterol (see quote below).

Noun

calciferol (uncountable)

  1. Vitamin D3 (C27H44O)
    • 1931 June 1, T. C. Angus, F. A. Askew, R. B. Bourdillon, Hilda M. Bruce, Robert Kenneth Callow, Catherine Fischmann, J. St L. Philpot, T. A. Webster, “A crystalline antirachitic substance”, in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, volume 108, number 757, →DOI, page 340:
      Owing to the exceptional difficulty of purification in the sterol group, we cannot yet be certain that this substance is a single compound, but we think the provisional adoption of a new name is justified, for the sake of convenience, and suggest “Calciferol” in view of the high antirachitic activity of the substance.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French calciférol.

Noun

calciferol n (uncountable)

  1. calciferol

Declension

Declension of calciferol
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative calciferol calciferolul
genitive-dative calciferol calciferolului
vocative calciferolule
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