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thi·a·mine

 (thī′ə-mĭn, -mēn′) alsothi·a·min(-mĭn)
n.
A vitamin, C12H17ClN4OS, of the vitamin B complex, found in beans, whole grains, meat, and yeast, and necessary for carbohydrate metabolism and normal neural activity. Also called vitamin B1.
[Alteration ofthiamin :thi(o)- +(vit)amin.]
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thiamine

(ˈθaɪəˌmiːn; -mɪn)or

thiamin

n
(Biochemistry)biochem a soluble white crystalline vitamin that occurs in the outer coat of rice and other grains. It forms part of the vitamin B complex and is essential for carbohydrate metabolism: deficiency leads to nervous disorders and to the disease beriberi. Formula: C12H17ON4SCl.H2O. Also:vitamin B1oraneurin
[C20: thio- + (vit)amin]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

thi•a•mine

(ˈθaɪ ə mɪn, -ˌmin)

alsothi•a•min

(-mɪn)

n.
a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin-B compound, C12H17ClN4OS, abundant in liver, legumes, and cereal grains.
Also calledvitamin B1.
[1905–10]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

thi·a·mine

(thī′ə-mĭn)
A vitamin belonging to the vitamin B complex (B1) that is important in carbohydrate metabolism and normal activity of the nervous system. It is found in bran, yeast, and meat.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.thiamine - a B vitamin that prevents beriberithiamine - a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth
B complex,B vitamin,B-complex vitamin,vitamin B,vitamin B complex,B - originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
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Translations

thiamine

[ˈθaɪəmiːn]N →tiaminaf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

thiamine

n →Thiaminnt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

thiamine

n tiamina
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


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