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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | © A Dictionary of Zoology 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

calciferol A compound, designated vitamin D2, obtained through the ultraviolet irradiation of ergosterol.

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