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–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.

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Also called vitamin B₁, aneurin, aneurine.

[Origin: 1905–10; thi- + amine

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thi·a·mine Audio Help (thī'ə-mĭn, -mēn') Pronunciation Key
n. A vitamin, C₁₂H₁₇ClN₄OS, 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.

[Alteration of thiamin : thi(o)- + (vit)amin.]

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thiamine
noun
a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth [syn: vitamin B1]

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thiamine Audio Help (thī'ə-mĭn) Pronunciation Key
A water-soluble pyrimidine derivative belonging to the vitamin B complex that is important in carbohydrate metabolism and normal activity of the nervous system. It is found in pork, organ meats, whole grain cereals, legumes, and nuts. Deficiency of thiamine in the diet results in beriberi. Also called vitamin B₁. Chemical formula: C₁₂H₁₇ClN₄OS.

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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.

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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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