"calciferol" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Coined in 1931 as a blend of calciferous + sterol (see quote below).",
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        {
          "word": "calcitriol"
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "cholecalciferol"
        },
        {
          "word": "ergocalciferol"
        },
        {
          "word": "lumicalciferol"
        },
        {
          "word": "sitocalciferol"
        },
        {
          "word": "hydroxycalciferol"
        },
        {
          "word": "hydroxycholecalciferol"
        },
        {
          "word": "dihydroxycholecalciferol"
        },
        {
          "word": "dihydroxycalciferol"
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          "text": "Owing to the exceptional difficulty of purification in the sterol group, we cannot yet be certain that this substance is a single compound, but we think the provisional adoption of a new name is justified, for the sake of convenience, and suggest “Calciferol” in view of the high antirachitic activity of the substance.",
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        "Vitamin D₃ (C₂₇H₄₄O)"
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      "word": "sitocalciferol"
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      "word": "hydroxycalciferol"
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      "word": "hydroxycholecalciferol"
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      "word": "dihydroxycholecalciferol"
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          "text": "Owing to the exceptional difficulty of purification in the sterol group, we cannot yet be certain that this substance is a single compound, but we think the provisional adoption of a new name is justified, for the sake of convenience, and suggest “Calciferol” in view of the high antirachitic activity of the substance.",
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