vitamin D
Any of a number of fat-soluble vitamins, required for normal bone development and…Any of a number of fat-soluble vitamins, required for normal bone development and preventing rickets, that can be manufactured in the skin on exposure to sunlight.
» One way to get vitamin D is from sunshine.
Vitamin D kann man sich unter anderem durch Sonnenschein zuführen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 senses(uncountable)Any of a number of fat-soluble vitamins, required for normal bone development and preventing rickets, that can be manufactured in the skin on exposure to sunlight.
Vitamin D
витами́н Dvitamín D
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
(humorous, slang, uncountable, vulgar)A dick (“penis”), especially in a sexual context.
Examples
9 sentencesOne way to get vitamin D is from sunshine.
deVitamin D kann man sich unter anderem durch Sonnenschein zuführen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sunshine is the main source of vitamin D.
ruСолнечный свет - основной источник витамина D. — marafon
I needed sunlight and vitamin D.
Cod-liver oil contains vitamin D.
deIn Lebertran ist Vitamin D enthalten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sunlight is the main source of vitamin D.
ruСолнечный свет — это основной источник витамина D. — whatnot
deSonnenlicht ist die Hauptquelle des Vitamin D. — Esperantostern
Translations
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Origin
From vitamin + D (“4th letter”). From being the fourth vitamin discovered. Coined in 1922From vitamin + D (“4th letter”). From being the fourth vitamin discovered. Coined in 1922 by Elmer McCollum, who discovered the vitamin.
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets:calciferolviosterolergocalciferolcholecalciferolD
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable