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ergocalciferol

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/ ûr′gō-kăl-sĭf′ə-rôl′,-rōl′ /

  1. See vitamin D 2

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Vitamin D3, or cholecalciferol, is more readily absorbed by the body and more potent than vitamin D2, or ergocalciferol, the form often found in multivitamins.

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