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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thi•a•mine (thī′ə min, -mēn′),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]- Biochemistrya 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 (thi′amine chlo′ride or thi′amine hydrochlo′ride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
Also, thi•a•min (thī′ə min).USA pronunciation Also called vitamin B1, aneurin, aneurine. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: thiamine /ˈθaɪəˌmiːn -mɪn/, thiamin /ˈθaɪəmɪn/ n - 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: C12H17ON4SCl.H2O
Also: vitamin B1, aneurin
Etymology: 20th Century: thio- + ( vit) amin |