English Explanatory Dictionary

vitamin D

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a number of fat-soluble vitamins, required for normal bone development and that prevents rickets; can be manufactured in the skin on exposure to sunlight.
  2. A dick (“penis”), especially in a sexual context.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-vitamin D.wav

Word forms

vitamin D vit. D

Etymology

From vitamin + D (“4th letter”). From being the fourth vitamin discovered. Coined in 1922 by Elmer McCollum, who discovered the vitamin.

Synonyms

anaconda baloney pony bald-headed hermit banana birdie bobby boonga cack choad choda chode chopper cigar cock corey crank cucumber custard launcher D dick dicklet diddle diddly dingaling ding-a-ling ding-dong dinger dingle dingus dingy dink dinkle dipstick dirk disco stick dog bone dong donger Donkey Kong doodle dork down fire hose fuckpole gherkin hairy canary hammer hog hot dog hot rod hoo-hoo hooter it jade stalk jamoke jigger jimmy jock johnson John Thomas

Derived words

dihydroxyvitamin-D hydroxyvitamin-D previtamin D previtamin D3 VDR vitamin D receptor vitamin D1 vitamin D2 vitamin D3 vitamin D4 vitamin D5
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