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vitamin D2

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Ergocalciferol or calciferol; a constituent of vitamin D.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 維生素D2 /维生素D2 (wéishēngsù D2) — ergocalciferol or calciferol
  • Chinese Mandarin: 維他命D2 /维他命D2 (wéitāmìng D2) — ergocalciferol or calciferol
  • Finnish: D2-vitamiini — ergocalciferol or calciferol
  • Italian: vitamina D2 — ergocalciferol or calciferol
  • Japanese: ビタミンD2 (bitamin D2) — ergocalciferol or calciferol
  • Korean: 비타민 D2 (bitamin D2) — ergocalciferol or calciferol