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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun any of several chemically related fat-soluble vitamins that prevent rickets. It is found in fish-liver oils, egg yolks and milk. Component vitamin D2 is also called
calciferol , and vitamin D3 is calledcholecalciferol .
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- noun a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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rainedancing commented on the word vitamin d
Give me Vitamin D, means treat it with Diesel... or DRIVE FASTER.
September 1, 2009