calcitriol

See also: Calcitriol

English

Chemical structure of calcitriol

Etymology

From calci- (“vitamin D analog/derivative”) +‎ triol.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkæl.sɪˈtɹaɪˌɔl/

Noun

calcitriol (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A physiologically active metabolic derivative C₂₇H₄₄O₃ of cholecalciferol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol) that is synthesized in the liver and kidney and stimulates the intestinal absorption of calcium.

Coordinate terms

• calciferol

Translations

Translations

• German: Calcitriol n
• Japanese: カルシトリオール (karushitoriōru)
• Spanish: calcitriol m

See also

• Category:Vitamin D3 on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References

• “calcitriol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Spanish

ball-and-stick model of calcitriol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kalθiˈtɾjol/ [kal̟.θiˈt̪ɾjol]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kalsiˈtɾjol/ [kal.siˈt̪ɾjol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: cal‧ci‧triol

Noun

calcitriol m (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) calcitriol

See also

• Category:Vitamin D3 on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons