THIAMINE


Meaning of THIAMINE in English

[ 'θʌɪəmi:n , -mɪn ]

(also thiamin )

■ noun Biochemistry vitamin B 1 , a compound found in unrefined cereals, beans, and liver, a deficiency of which causes beriberi.

Origin

1930s: from thio- + amine .

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