Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun 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.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A class-name applied in organic chemistry to compounds containing the group RNHSH, where R is a hydrocarbon radical such as ethyl (C2H5).

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun biochemistry One of the constituents of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast and bran, that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

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

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Examples

  • Select batches of Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball do not contain enough thiamine, which is an essential nutrient for cats.

    Blisstree 2009

  • Select batches of Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball do not contain enough thiamine, which is an essential nutrient for cats.

    Blisstree 2009

  • Select batches of Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball do not contain enough thiamine, which is an essential nutrient for cats.

    Blisstree 2009

  • Select batches of Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball do not contain enough thiamine, which is an essential nutrient for cats.

    Blisstree 2009

  • As it turns out - vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, reverses damages from AGEs, much like C-peptide.

    Disease Proof 2008

  • Mushrooms are known to have nutritional price such as thiamine, ascorbic acid, cobalamins, and a good source of vitamin D.

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2009

  • Mushrooms are known to have nutritional price such as thiamine, ascorbic acid, cobalamins, and a good source of vitamin D.

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2009

  • A diet high in thiamine resulted in a 25% lower risk of PMS. Thiamine and riboflavin are found in fortified cereals, milk, red meat, seafood, beans, bananas and leafy green vegetables.

    Cutting Allergy Shots Ann Lukits 2011

  • That worked for most patients, but one was hospitalized with a thiamine deficiency after being unable to tolerate an oral multivitamin.

    Hospitals Cut Doses Amid Drug Shortage Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011

  • The Company is taking this voluntary action after learning today that diagnostic testing indicated that the can of Wet Cat Food may contain insufficient levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1).

    Five Products Recalled This Week (June 17th) | myFiveBest 2010

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