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ANEURINE

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an⋅eu⋅rin

  [an-yuh-rin]
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–noun Biochemistry.
thiamine.
Also, an⋅eu⋅rine  [an-yuh-reen] .

Origin:
1930–35; an- 1 + neur- + -in 2

thi⋅a⋅mine

  [thahy-uh-min, -meen]
–noun Biochemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C12H17ClN4OS, 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 esp. 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.
Also, thi⋅a⋅min  [thahy-uh-min] .
Also called vitamin B1 , aneurin, aneurine.

Origin:
1905–10; thi- + amine
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Main Entry: an·eu·rine
Pronunciation: 'an-y&-"rEn, (')A-'nyu(&)r-"En
Variant: also an·eu·rin /-r&n, -&n/
Function: noun
: THIAMINE

Main Entry: thi·a·mine
Pronunciation: 'thI-&-m&n, -"mEn
Variant: also thi·a·min /-m&n/
Function:noun
: a vitamin (C12H17N4OS)Cl of the B complex that is an amino hydroxy quaternary ammonium water-soluble salt containing a thiazole ring and apyrimidine ring, that occurs widely both free (as in the germs of cereals and hulls of grain) and combined (as in yeast and in animal tissues like liver, kidneys, and heart) but is usually synthesizedcommercially, that functions in the body as a cocarboxylase and is essential for conversion of carbohydrate to fat and for normal nervous functions, and that is used in nutrition (as in vitaminpreparations and in enriching flour and bread) and in medicine called also vitamin B1
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thiamine thi·a·mine (thī'ə-mĭn, -mēn') or thi·a·min (-mĭn)
n.
A vitamin of the vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and the bran coat of grains, and necessary for carbohydrate metabolism and normal neural activity. Also called vitamin B1.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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