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ANTIBERIBERI FACTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does antiberiberi factor mean?
• ANTIBERIBERI FACTOR (noun)
The noun ANTIBERIBERI FACTOR has 1 sense:
1. a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth
Familiarity information: ANTIBERIBERI FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("antiberiberi factor" 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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