vitamin D
English
Etymology
vitamin + D (“4th letter”). From being the fourth vitamin discovered. Coined in 1922 by Elmer McCollum, who discovered the vitamin.
Noun
vitamin D (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) Any of a number of fat-soluble vitamins, required for normal bone development and that prevents rickets; can be manufactured in the skin on exposure to sunlight.
- (humorous, slang) dick (sex with a man)
Alternative forms
- vit. D (abbreviation)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- vitamin D1
- vitamin D2
- vitamin D3
- vitamin D4
- vitamin D5
- hydroxyvitamin-D
- dihydroxyvitamin-D
- VDR / vitamin D receptor
- previtamin D
- previtamin D3
Translations
any of a number of fat-soluble vitamins
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