cholecalciferol n 1: a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: {vitamin D}, {calciferol}, {viosterol}, {ergocalciferol}, {cholecalciferol}, {D}]
vitamin D \vitamin D\ n. 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 called {cholecalciferol}. Syn: calciferol, ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol. [WordNet 1.5]