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ANEURIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aneurin mean? 

ANEURIN (noun)
  The noun ANEURIN has 1 sense:

1. a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growthplay

  Familiarity information: ANEURIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANEURIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

aneurin; antiberiberi factor; thiamin; thiamine; vitamin B1

Hypernyms ("aneurin" is a kind of...):

B; B-complex vitamin; B complex; B vitamin; vitamin B; vitamin B complex (originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins)


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