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Definitions for Thiamine
[1] a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C12 H17 ClN4 OS, essential for normal functioning of the nervous system, a deficiency of which results chiefly in beriberi and other nerve disorders: occurring in many natural sources, as green peas, liver, and especially the seed coats of cereal grains, the commercial product of which is chiefly synthesized in the form of its chloride (thiamine chloride or thiamine hydrochloride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
[2] 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: C 12 H 17 ON 4 SCl.H 2 O Also: vitamin B 1 , aneurin
Words nearby Thiamine
thg, thi, thi-, thiabendazole, thiacetic acid, thiamine, thiamine mononitrate, thiazide, thiazine, thiazole, thibet
Origin of Thiamine
First recorded in 1905–10; thi- + amine
Word origin for Thiamine
C20: thio- + (vit ) amin