deficiency |
hydroxyvitamin |
As nouns the difference between deficiency and hydroxyvitamin
is that
deficiency is inadequacy or incompleteness while
hydroxyvitamin is any hydroxy derivative of a vitamin, but in practice a derivative of vitamin D that is measured in order to diagnose vitamin D deficiency.
vitamin |
hydroxyvitamin |
As nouns the difference between vitamin and hydroxyvitamin
is that
vitamin is vitamin while
hydroxyvitamin is (biochemistry) any hydroxy derivative of a vitamin, but in practice a derivative of vitamin d that is measured in order to diagnose vitamin d deficiency.
hydroxy |
hydroxyvitamin |
As an adjective hydroxy
is being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.
As a noun hydroxyvitamin is
any hydroxy derivative of a vitamin, but in practice a derivative of vitamin D that is measured in order to diagnose vitamin D deficiency.