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• thi|a|mine — «THY uh mihn, meen», noun. a vitamin, a crystalline organic compound found in whole grain cereals, yeast, meats, and certain vegetables, or prepared synthetically; vitamin B1. It promotes growth and aids in preventing beriberi and neuritis.… …   Useful english dictionary

• thiamine pyridinylase — thi·a·mine pyr·i·din·yl·ase (thiґə min pir ĭ dinґə lās) [EC 2.5.1.2] an enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the transfer of the pyrimidine moiety of thiamine from the thiazole ring component to pyridine or another… …   Medical dictionary

• thiamin — thi|am|in also thi|a|mine [ˈθaıəmi:n, mın] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; : Greek; Origin: theion sulfur + English amin (as in vitamin)] a natural chemical in some foods, that you need in order to prevent particular illnesses …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• thiamin — thi|a|min [ θaıəmın ] or thi|a|mine [ θaıə,min ] noun uncount a natural chemical in many types of food that your body uses to make your nerves work correctly. It belongs to the B VITAMINS …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• thiamine — thi•a•mine [[t]ˈθaɪ ə mɪn, ˌmin[/t]] also thi•a•min [[t] mɪn[/t]] n. nut a crystalline, water soluble vitamin B compound, C12H17ClN4Oabundant in liver, legumes, and cereal grains Also called vitamin B1 Etymology: 1905–10 …   From formal English to slang

• Thiamine — is vitamin B1. Thiamine acts as a coenzyme in the metabolism of the body. Deficiency of thiamine leads to beriberi, a disease affecting the heart and nervous system. The word vitamin was coined in 1911 by the Warsaw born biochemist Casimir Funk… …   Medical dictionary

• oxythiamine — oxy·thi·a·mine thī ə mən, .mēn also oxy·thi·a·min mən n a chemical compound C12H16ClN3O2S that differs from thiamine in having the amino group in the pyrimidine ring replaced by a hydroxyl group and that is a thiamine antagonist producing… …   Medical dictionary

• thiamin — also thi.a.mine noun (U) a natural chemical in some foods, that you need in order to prevent particular illnesses …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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