PYRIDOXINE


Meaning of PYRIDOXINE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ pir- ə - ' däk- ˌ s ē n, -s ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: pyrid ine + ox- + 2 -ine

Date: 1939

: a crystalline phenolic alcohol C 8 H 11 NO 3 of the vitamin B 6 group found especially in cereals and convertible in the organism into pyridoxal and pyridoxamine

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