Meaning of dihydroxyvitamin | Babel Free
Definitions
A physiologically active metabolite of a vitamin, with two hydroxy groups substituted in any position.
Examples
“It is also well understood that the vitamins themselves are not biologically active but that they are first converted to the 1a,25-dihydroxyvitamins (386 and 154, respectively) which exhibit the biological behavior associated with the vitamins.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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